Christmas Morning

Well, being that it is closer to February than it is December, I better get around to posting these Christmas photos....

Our tradition is to open gifts from each other on Christmas eve after church.  We kept with tha tthis year too!  Here are a few shots from that evening...

The boys got to open their present first... Here's what Gabe got!

Looking good there Buddy!

Meanwhile Michael's outfit was a perfect side kick pajama!

Thankfully they thought it was funny too.  And they still use them, well at least one of the boys wears theirs!

The girls were excited to get some small stuffed animals and some play dou 

Then it was time to head to bed because, well Santa had to come and they didn't dare want to miss the chance that Santa wouldn't stop by!

In the morning they woke up at the crack of dawn and which of course meant we were all up at the crack of dawn...

Jennings wasn't quite sure what was happening but soon enough he realized there was no chance of getting any sleep so he just sat there and smiled and watched all the chaos unfolding around him.  

The girls started unwrapping their gifts and were thrilled....

an umbrella for Isabelle

and an Anna Barbie for Madelyn.

Jennings won the lottery with diapers and wipes!

Madelyn was pretty excited about her Anna doll.

Jennings and sleepy momma.... "why again are we up this early?"

The big gift the girls got was a big LOL doll thing... 

Santa must not have gotten the memo that mom thinks LOL's are the biggest waste of money!

But it sure made two little girls happy.... until they realized they now had handfuls of LOL's to fight over! 

Gabe was thrilled with his new sporty white shoes

Jennings decided mid-opening presents to go back to sleep and dream of happy things (he's smiling in his sleep)

Michael was thrilled he got all set up for his new sport of BMX bike racing, complete with a new bike and all the equipment he's been working so hard to save for.

Yes this Christmas was filled with many gifts.... mostly though the gifts I cherish the most are not found wrapped in paper or in those stockings, but in the gift of getting to spend special moments with those I love most.

I hope each of your holidays were special.

Until next time,
Angie