The Life and Times of

THOMAS GODFREY MAGILL

Part One: The First Year

Chapter Fifteen: Preparing for Christmas

(click thumbnail to see larger picture) Happy 11/27/2009 Car Show 11/27/2009 Car Show 11/27/2009 Car Show 11/27/2009 Car Show 11/27/2009 Pooh and Tigger 11/28/2009 Pooh and Tigger 11/28/2009 Pooh and Tigger 11/28/2009 Tigger 11/28/2009 Chewing on a Soda Can 12/02/2009 Chewing on a Straw 12/02/2009 Hamster Skills 12/02/2009 Hamster Skills 12/03/2009 Hamster Skills 12/03/2009 Hard at Work with Uncle Rob 12/04/2009 Hard at Work with Uncle Rob 12/04/2009 Asleep with Mommy 12/07/2009 First Pancake 12/07/2009 First Pancake 12/07/2009 First Pancake 12/07/2009 Drinking from a big glass 12/07/2009 Drinking from a big glass 12/07/2009 Drinking from a big glass 12/07/2009 Santa's Lap 12/10/2009 Santa's Lap 12/10/2009 Happy 12/10/2009 Happy 12/14/2009 Parade! 12/17/2009 Parade! 12/17/2009 SpongeBob Sweatshirt 12/18/2009 Christmas Tree 12/18/2009 Christmas Tree 12/18/2009 Mom and Dad 12/21/2009 In Pajamas 12/21/2009 In Pajamas 12/21/2009 Giggling 12/21/2009 Tommy's first Christmas Present 12/21/2009 Opening Presents 12/21/2009 Opening Presents 12/21/2009 Opening Presents 12/21/2009 Opening Presents 12/21/2009 Opening Presents 12/21/2009 Opening Presents 12/21/2009 Opening Presents 12/21/2009 Tommy's favorite present 12/21/2009

After Thanksgiving, we went to an auto show with Uncle Rob. Tommy had fun watching the bright lights and looking at the shiny cars, and we even let him crawl around a little. Of course, the conference center had no changing tables in the bathroom, so we wound up having to change his diaper in the middle of a crowd, and Tommy, for the first time, looked embarassed. Then, at home, he got to experience Christmas decorating. He loved the tree, ornaments, and lights, but he got the biggest kick out of two mechanical Winnie the Pooh dolls that shook their heads and made noises. Tommy spent many long moments staring them down, examining them, and trying to figure them out. He also got to see Santa at the mall. The official mall camera was broken, but they let us take a few pictures of our own from the sidelines. As for Tommy, he didn't know what to make of it. A few days later, a motor parade came through our neighborhood. Tommy watched it with his cousins, Uncle Adam, Aunt Amy, me, and his grandparents. We had an early Christmas in Orlando, because the three of us were going to South Carolina to spend the holiday with Amelia's family. Tommy got a kick out of playing with the wrapping paper and his new toys. He just didn't understand why he couldn't play with everybody else's stuff too!