Dennis wanted to be Mr. Social at the party, but when he got there, Laine (age 5) took him into the den and showed him the Toy Corner (not what's pictured, by the way). He played in that corner for hours. He came out to eat (of course), and we discovered that he is passionate about ice cream birthday cake. While Emily opened her gifts, Dennis ran into the room in periodic intervals, stayed 10 seconds, and then went back to the Toy Corner. He tried once to help open a gift (he touched some of the tissue in a gift bag), but Emily quickly curtailed that. His Grandma had brought a gift for him to open as well so he wouldn't feel left out. It took him 3 or 4 visits to fully unwrap it. O
We decided that Santa will be up LATE on Christmas Eve (whichever date that might be for us this year, as we might hopefully be out of town) un-twist-tying and untaping and unscrewing to install batteries. He's going to need something a little stronger than milk and cookies
He was a little angel today. He stayed awake for the entire drive home, talking to us and talking to himself. When we got back he played happily in his room with ALL his cars including the new 5. And we had tickle fights and he climbed up on me and bounced. For Christmas last year he received an Auburn football that plays the fight song when it hits something. David dressed Dennis in orange and blue today and placed that football in a strategic location for Dennis to find (knowing that we were heading to the home of serious Alabama fans). Dennis played with that football and danced to the fight song over and over, waving his hands and stomping his feet and laughing. It must have worked. They won the game against Mississippi State, with a very impressive final score of 3 to 2. I guess I should ask him to cheer for the offense next time.
After dinner Dennis wanted some down time, and he went into his room and asked to watch a movie. We let him. After the movie, he played with his Daddy for a while and then went to bed. He had a fun day today. He's had fun all week, I think, and he seems to have learned how to play independently this week. He's entertained himself so well and has been so happy. I guess he is more like his father than I thought. The pictures show him playing in the playroom at Gran and Pop's house. I think he might just have enough toys there. Maybe.
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