Before too long, following Prince Joseff's first birthday, Christmastime had arrived in the kingdom of Arendelle. Even though Joseff had been born shortly before Christmas the previous year, Anna, Kristoff, and Elsa thought that they could make more memories with Joseff during this Christmas, since he was a year old now.

Since his birthday, Joseff's ability to walk had improved even further, and he could even run a little bit. Kristoff, Anna, and Elsa all thought that seeing Joseff improve at one of his new milestones was the best gift they could receive during a time like Christmas…though at this point, they all also wanted to hear him start to talk. Anna and Kristoff had been encouraging him to say "mama" or "dada" lately, but all Joseff did was babble.

But on Christmas day, even though it wasn't exactly what they had hoped for, their latest wish finally came true.

On Christmas morning, while the royal family was still sleeping, Olaf the snowman was the first one to wake up. Having been sleeping in the nursery with Joseff, almost immediately after he awoke, he walked over to the window, thinking he saw something outside. When he realized he did, he gasped excitedly. "Joseff! Joseff!" he exclaimed, though not too loudly so as not to scare him. "It's Christmas morning!"

Joseff began to stir and yawn. When he opened his eyes, he did not cry, but smiled widely at Olaf, who said back to him, "And look outside, Joseff! It's snowing!"

Joseff looked towards the direction in which Olaf pointed, and saw fresh flakes of snow falling in the sky. While they both looked at the window, Olaf heard a sound behind him, one that sounded like "snow."

His eyes raised, Olaf turned towards the direction where the word had come from, which sounded like…Joseff had spoken?

"Di-did you just…talk?" Olaf asked in surprise.

"S-s-s…no," Joseff said, which obviously sounded like "snow" again.

Olaf gasped, lifting his head up in his hands. "You-you-you spoke, Joseff! You said 'snow'!"

"S-s-s…no," Joseff said again.

Olaf began to move and gasp with excitement. "You talked! You said your first word! I gotta tell Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff! They'll be so surprised!"

So Olaf ran out of the nursery and straight to Elsa's room. When he got inside, he saw Elsa sound asleep. He hated to wake her up, but he was too excited to stay quiet. "Elsa! Elsa!" he cried.

"Mmmm…" Elsa moaned. Then she groggily opened her eyes. "Olaf?" she asked. "What is it?" Then it hit her. "Oh, you're excited because it's Christmas morning."

"Well, yes, but it's more than that. Elsa, Joseff said his first word!"

That immediately got Elsa's attention. "Are you serious, Olaf?"

"Yes! There's new snow falling outside, and we saw it through his window, and he said what sounded like 'snow'."

Elsa sat up, then walked out of her bed. "I must see this for myself." She and Olaf walked out of the room and into the nursery. When they got there, they found Joseff standing up in his crib, smiling widely.

Elsa smiled widely upon seeing her nephew. "Merry Christmas, Joseff!" She walked over to him and kissed him once she pulled him out of his crib and held him in her arms. "Olaf just said you spoke your first word. Will you say it to me?"

Noticing the snow outside the window, Elsa carried Joseff over to it to look outside, while Olaf followed. She pointed to the snow. "See, sweetie? That's snow! Snow is something that often comes during winter, especially Christmas. Can you say 'snow' for me, honey?"

Joseff looked at the snow outside with his aunt, and as if he understood her, shortly afterwards, he said, "S-s-s…no" once again.

Elsa gasped happily. "You did it! You talked! You said 'snow,' sweetheart!" Then she proceeded to give him kisses, which made him giggle. "Oh, hearing you talk is a terrific Christmas gift for me!" Then she realized, "And it will be for your mama and papa! Why don't we surprise them with it now?"

Still carrying Joseff, Elsa, along with Olaf, quietly walked into Kristoff and Anna's room. Standing at the foot of the bed, no one made a sound or said anything…until Joseff said, "S-s-s-s…no."

"Mmmm…what?" Kristoff mumbled incoherently.

"S-s-s-no," Joseff said again.

Keeping his eyes closed, Kristoff muttered, "You say something, Anna?"

"No," Anna mumbled without opening her eyes.

"Snow," Joseff said, in just one syllable this time.

That got the attention of both of his parents. They opened their eyes and turned towards each other. "Was that…Joseff?" Kristoff asked confusedly.

Neither had noticed Elsa there until she said, "It sure was." When they looked at her, she grinned. "Merry Christmas, you two. In case you wondered, yes, Joseff learned to talk."

Anna leaned her head forward, as if she couldn't believe what she was just told. "He did?" Elsa nodded, and Anna turned to Joseff. "You talked, sweetie?"

Elsa gently set Joseff on the bed, and he crawled over to his parents. Anna scooped him up into her arms. "Can you talk now for Mommy and Daddy, honey?"

When Joseff said nothing right away, they all wondered if he was going to talk again or not, especially because he was being asked to do it in front of others, like when he first began to crawl. But it wasn't too long before Joseff let out his spoken word again. "Snow."

Immediately after he spoke, everyone in the room let out a cheer. "Yes! That's my boy!" Kristoff exclaimed.

"I knew you could do it, honey," Anna said as she kissed Joseff. "It's not 'mama' or 'dada,' but hearing Joseff say something for the first time is a terrific Christmas present!"

"It certainly is," Elsa said while gently ruffling Joseff's hair.

Just then, Anna noticed the snow that was still falling outside. Gasping, she climbed out of her bed. "Look, guys! New snow, and just perfect for Christmas."

Everyone followed Anna to look outside. Anna nudged Elsa. "Can we go outside and play in it, Elsa?"

Elsa smiled, unable to resist Anna. "Yes, Anna…after we eat breakfast and open our gifts, we can go spend time outside before we have the Christmas party tonight."

"You think Joseff can come out and play, too?" Olaf asked.

"I think so, since he's older now," Kristoff answered. "But just to be safe, we should dress him up very warmly, and we probably shouldn't keep him outside for too long."

"Right," Anna said. "We still don't wanna take a chance on him getting sick if he's out in the cold too long."

After a brief moment of silence, Elsa said, "Well, everyone, now that we're all awake, shall we go have breakfast and open our presents?"

"You bet!" Anna exclaimed.

"I'm in," Kristoff replied.

"Count me in, too!" Olaf cried.

"All right, then let's go," Elsa said, leading them out of the room before they all headed downstairs.

By the time night had come, and the Christmas party was long finished, everyone was ready to go to bed. But just after Anna, Kristoff, Elsa, and Olaf had put Joseff into his crib, they were extremely surprised to hear a new sound. In fact, when they listened closely, it sound just like…

"Oh…la"

Everyone's eyes widened in surprise and they were at a loss for words. But only Olaf managed to say, "Did…did Joseff just say…?"

"Oh…la."

"Ha!" Olaf cried happily. "He said my name! Joseff said my name!" He began jumping up and down with excitement.

Kristoff and Elsa laughed in shock, while Anna, who did the same thing, went up to Joseff and gave him a little hug. "Great job, sweetie! Your first two words, and all in the same day!"

Kristoff walked over and ruffled Joseff's hair. "Way to go, son!"

"This is the best Christmas present we could ever get from Joseff!" Elsa said as she gave Joseff a hug, too.

"Absolutely!" Olaf cried. Since he was on the floor, he had to look up at everyone else. "Can I give him a hug, guys?"

"Of course, Olaf," Anna answered. She picked Olaf up and settled him in the crib with Joseff.

"How about I give you a nice, warm hug, Joseff?" Olaf asked.

"Oh…la," Joseff said while he looked at Olaf.

"I'll take that as a yes," Olaf said with a giggle. He did his best to wrap his twig arms around Joseff, who had no problem wrapping his own arms around Olaf.

"You wanna stay with him tonight, Olaf?" Kristoff asked.

"Sure," Olaf answered eagerly.

"Well, we should all be getting to bed," Anna said. "Merry Christmas, Olaf." Then she turned to Joseff. "And Merry Christmas, sweetie! I love you!"

"Merry Christmas, Olaf. You two, Joseff," Elsa said.

"Good night, Olaf. And Merry Christmas, Joseff," Kristoff said.

"Merry Christmas, guys," Olaf said just before they all left the room. Then he turned to his little playmate. "And Merry Christmas to you, Joseff." He attempted to hug Joseff again, and Joseff returned it.

What better gift during this time of year than for the family to hear Joseff say his first words? :)

Merry Christmas, everybody! :D