This year for Christmas we got our kids a Wii. (I thought it would be better than the old X-box as I heard it made you get up and move. But mostly you just swing your arm a little and my kids can do that sitting down!) But rather than the frenzy of opening gift after gift we did things a little different. They unwrapped their gifts and we cleaned up and had breakfast and then I notice a little note on the Christmas tree that sent them on a scavenger hunt that lead them to a big box in a Christmas bag. In this box were our season tickets to Desert Star. (One of last year's favorite gifts and one we thought worth repeating!) They were a little disappointed I could tell but didn't say so. Austin mentioned how it's just not Christmas without a scavenger hunt. (Yes, I send them on one every year!) I then told them I was going to wrap the box back up in the bag and sit it on the coffee table in the living room so that when family came over to see what they got they'd remember their theater tickets. They just shrugged like "Whatever Mom." I then secretly put the Wii, games, and controllers in the big box. And it sat in the middle of the living room. It sat there for a few hours. (It was killing me and James! We were so excited!) Then I got out the video camera and asked them to re-in-act opening their season tickets for the camera. They were not to enthusiastic about it but after a bit of coxing I got them to do it. The following clip is them opening up their Wii! Take note of their fabulous acting skills at the first trying to act like they don't know what is in the box. Enjoy! (You may want to turn down your speakers. Rylee has a very shrilly scream!)
