A little early Christmas

Because we will be out of town this Sunday until Christmas Eve morning, my mother-in-law requested a small get-together before Christmas so she and my father-in-law could give our family our gifts from them before we leave town. So, we had them over for dinner (taco salad), and visited for a bit, and then exchanged gifts. The boys, of course, received the bulk of the presents, and it was fun to watch them open their new clothes and toys and get excited about them.

The big hit of the evening, though, was a particular video game. And here, I must digress with a little back-story:

A couple months ago, we tok G to the video rental store and let him pick out a video game to rent (he used some of his own money, too). We helped him select a game called The Munchables which looked like a great choice for a preschooler. And it was. He played it over the next four days and loved it. When we had to return it, he was a little sad; but we told him we'd rent it again someday.

Nick mentioned the game to my mother-in-law the next day when she started asking him what the boys would like for Christmas. So she went to the video rental store and found this game, and asked if she could buy it. They sold it to her, and she saved it for Christmas. Nick and I knew all this, but of course we kept it secret from the boys.

A few times over the course of the last few months, G has mentioned wanting to rent the game again, but I just kept saying vague things like, "someday," or "that would be really fun," but never actually took him to the store. He even worried that someone else might buy the game, and then I just said "well if that happens, I'm sure we could find another copy somewhere else."

Fast-forward to last night. G opened up his gift, and I wish I'd thought to get out the camera and take a video, because his reaction was priceless and I'm sure I can't do it the same justice in writing. He was laughing and crying at the same time. And when I told him about how Nana had been sneaky and gone to the video rental store to buy it for him, he ran and gave her a big hug and was sooo appreciative. He kept saying "Thank you!" and "This is the BEST Christmas EVER!" and "I'm so happy!"

Now I'm just afraid anything else we give him from here on out will be anti-climactic. Does this mean we can take all his other presents back now?