Sadly, your dad had already ruined not just one but both of his surprise gifts by discovering them prior to Christmas Day (tickets to "Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me," live show in Chicago and an espresso machine for the retired barista) , so I made sure to lay it on thick that he had ruined all the surprises and basically Christmas. :) Funny mommy.
But then.... I went to the bathroom and came out with a bow around my waist and a tag that said...
To: Adam.
"Do not open until the summer of 2012!"
And that initial genuine, shocked reaction (if you can believe it, way more shocked than the fake espresso machine surprise-face above...eyes twice as big and a smile five times wider. . .wild!)
. . .along with joyous tears, it most certainly made up for the lack of surprise for the first two gifts!
You were the Best Christmas gift we could have ever received!
