well this christmas was a very  exciting one! getting the tree was fun; we almost skipped it this year (i thought marley would just rip the damn thing down) but it was a good thing we got one.  he loved it! and yes, he did tear all the ornaments off, so we had a tree naked from about three feet down. he loved all the holiday lights and would exclaim, 'yigh' anytime he saw 'lights'.  joon and i enjoyed taking him around the neighborhood to watch him discover everyones elses lights too!  my mom and adam were able to come to oakland for the holiday which was a nice treat! we enjoyed spending the time together.  bobo (marleys word for uncle adam) was a big hit as he is anytime marley sees adam.  we still hear 'bye bye bobo' just about every day. then there were presents. and presents. and MORE presents. how many 1 1/2 year old do you know who are rockin tims, baggy jeans, and a raiders jersey?   my lil thug. *sigh*  he loved everything that he was given, and we are still trying to find places to put all of his stuff!!  he really got into the opening of gifts this year, which surprised me....i didnt think that would happen until next year.  he was also very good at passing gifts out to the rest of us.  christmas is definitely better when you have kids around. :)