It is a tradition for us to have our Christmas Day Lunch/Dinner and celebration at my parents-in-law’s house, so it’s no exception this year.

This year, our 5-year-old nephew Dylan will also be dropping by with my elder sister-in-law, so it’s expected to be a merrier celebration with more people around.

We have previously bought a DIY marble race set for Dylan as his Christmas present, at a shop named Toyrific in Hougang Mall, which offers interesting and reasonably priced toys. This set allows the creation of a self-designed ramp where two marbles can roll down from the top at the same time, which can act as a race of marbles between two person. Even if one is playing it alone, he can still enjoy the satisfaction of builing his own ramp and try to predict which of the two marbles will reach the finishing point first.

A toy I would've wanted when I were young...

Upon reaching my parents-in-law’s house, there was still time before the steamboat dinner began, so we placed Darius on his Bumbo chair that we have brought, while we mingled around and waited for the others to arrive.

Darius self-entertaining while we waited for the rest to arrive

After dinner, Dylan couldn’t wait to open his Christmas presents, so we decided to open Darius’ on his behalf too.

"Oh? You mean this is for me?"

My parents-in-law had bought him a mini piano and the music did catch his attention for a while, before he decided to taste the piano by bringing it towards his mouth. ^^|

Music time~

Following that, we opened the present from my elder sister-in-law, which was a book titled ‘What Does Baby Do?’. Catherine had been intending to buy this book too so it was a very appropriate gift. She now has another book to add to Darius’ collection and to read to him on his daily routine.

Good educational gift

Last but not least, Catherine’s younger sister had bought Darius a roller duckie, which would encourage Darius to creep/crawl as the duckie rolled in front of him. I had previously considered getting this for Darius so it was a very timely present.

Darius is very interested in the duckies~ ^^

All in all, we had an enjoyable night and this being Darius’ first Christmas celebration, he must have had a joyous and fruitful evening too. ^^

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