What to do Christmas morning

BluepointToasted

So, DH has to work overnight Christmas eve.  DS usually wakes up about 6:30, DH gets home around 8.  This is the first year DS seems to understand the whole Santa is coming thing.  Should I keep him upstairs until DH gets home?  I originally was going to bring him down and let him go through his stocking at least, but I really don't think he will have a problem with hanging out upstairs for an hour.  I kind of want DH to be home to see his face when he sees the tree. 

Am I being mean to keep him upstairs?  Am I overthinking this? 

BluepointToasted

He really loves to "watch 'toons in mama's bed" in the morning, so I think between that and getting showered/dressed I could kill an hour and a half.  If he is freaking maybe I will take him down.  I just feel bad for DH having to miss it, he is going to love it this year.

BluepointToasted

Oh, the drinking will start pretty much immediately.  Brunch guests will arrive by 11. 

The more important question I guess is Mimosas or Bloody Mary bar???

BluepointToasted

Thanks for the ideas.  DH is about to make captain, which is great, but probably means a few years of getting stuck working every Christmas.  Oh well, not a big problem in the grand scheme of things.

BluepointToasted

I wish I had a Bloody Mary right about now.

NotSharknado

I would stay upstairs until your Dh got home. I get just as excited as the kids and i know dh wouldn't want to miss it.

BluepointToasted

We could watch the "Yo Gabba Gabba Very Awesome Christmas Speciallllllll!!!!!!!!!" for the 800th time this year, lol

seahorse102410

PrivacyWanted said:

DH got called out last Christmas Eve and didn't get home till about 8. While DH was out I took some screen shots from the santa tracker thing. When she got up I told her we had to check where he was because sometimes he gets delayed. I showed her the screen shot that he wasn't there....she went back to sleep for like an hour so he could come, it was awesome. Then I only had to distract and answer "when is daddy getting here" for a little bit.

This is really clever!  Have to remember this.

NCMichelle

clgsquared said:

My parents used to give me a "pillow present" that I could open and play with until they got up. 

Edit:  Santa would give me the present.  Not my parents. 

What an AWESOME idea!