{Last night after the boys went to sleep (Christmas Eve), I froze as I dropped a box in the middle of the hall...}

Luke {from his bed}: "Mommy?"
Mommy {going in - it's Christmas Eve, after all}: "Yes?"
Luke: "I'm excited."
Mommy: "I know. I am, too!"
Luke: "When it's blue out there {pointing out the window}, I'm going to call you on that {pointing to the monitor}."
Mommy: "Okay."
Luke: "And then we will do the calendar, go downstairs, have breakfast, and then open presents."