That mom would just let them pick something to open.
But no, not yet, they had a yearly tradition
To read from the Bible, the King James edition
They took a few minutes and tried to portray
The true Christmas story with parts in a play
But Dad was discouraged, "These kids are too wild,
They need to have more reverence for the Christ child."
So after some threat'nings of Santa's keen eye
They gave up the games and mom gave up a sigh.
She passed each a gift, some knew what it was;
A snuggly pair of new pajamas.
Caden grew grumpy "I'm not wearing mine,
They look like a babyish, stupid design."
So Mom went and found some she'd tucked in a drawer,
They'd always been big when he'd tried them before
But now, "They fit great, not baggy or tight,
So dash away kids, and have a good night!"
Upstairs hid the tree, escaping the dog
(you can see photos of him on our blog,
He eats everything that comes in his path
Christmas lights, teddy bears, worksheets of math)
But luckily Santa still found his way there
He's not too old yet to climb a few stairs...
Some lifting and hauling was done there that night,
A bit of assembling, till all was just right,
Then sleep came to all, at least until five,
when suddenly all the kids' room was alive...
"Wake up, it's Christmas!"
I heard them start talking
"Look, Santa has brought us all stuff in our stocking!"
But soon it was quiet again and I've learned
that someone went out to the clock and returned
I guess they agreed that the time was too early
And waking up mom and dad might make them surly
So 3 hours more and we all rose in bliss
To look out our window and voila! see this:
Dad started the countdown "5, 4, 3, 2, 10!"
(I started the video over again)
"Now this time, hon, will you just please count it right,
I don't want to wait here all day and all night!"
"Go!"
Up came the troops, hunting for toys
Hugging their treasures, sharing their joys
Bakugan, scrapbooks, Connect 4x4
My Little Pony and new books galore
Till Caden discovered a video game
The brand wasn't quite right and Santa's to blame
"Oh no, a Wii game???" he cried in dismay
(Our Playstation won't let a Wii-based game play)
"What's wrong with a Wii? His father replied
And suddenly, everyone looked 'round wide eyed...
(play video -- if it gets too long, skip to 1:50 to see the reaction)
But that's not the end, there's still more tradition
These fresh eggnog pancakes are served in the kitchen:
The children content with their piles of treasure
One day of the year made so purely of pleasure
But now that it's over, no more HO HO HO
While mom picks up wrappings and dad plows the snow
The End
