Just like my parents did to my sisters and I when we were kids, we make the kids stop and sit on the stairs for a picture. They could barely sit still, and were pushing each other out of the way to get downstairs once we said 'go'!
The boys ran straight to their stockings, while Lily just stood and looked, not sure what to do. I brought her the stocking and she immediately began opening the gifts.........it didn't take her long to catch on! Her favorite stocking gift was the Princess band aids. She talked about them for days :)
After the stockings, daddy passed out the gifts from Santa. The kids took turns opening one gift at a time. You're probably wondering how we keep them from just ripping into all of their gifts? They actually do really well taking turns. (we do it quickly) They get really excited to see what their siblings get.All the kids asked for pillow pets. Alex was very excited to get a frog, as that's his kindergarten class's mascot.
Tyler's favorite animal is a panda so he was very happy with his pillow pet. He also really loved his Zhu Zhu pet and cat piano.
Michael is our funny one opening gifts. He'll get so excited about each gift, that he's not interested in opening any more. We have to push him to keep opening! A real football helmet is what he really wanted from Santa, and it didn't leave his head most of the day!
Lily loves to open gifts, and got equally excited about each one. Her favorites were her Dora doll, microphone, and of course, her princess band aids!
Michael is our funny one opening gifts. He'll get so excited about each gift, that he's not interested in opening any more. We have to push him to keep opening! A real football helmet is what he really wanted from Santa, and it didn't leave his head most of the day!
Lily loves to open gifts, and got equally excited about each one. Her favorites were her Dora doll, microphone, and of course, her princess band aids!
Lily's big gift was a doll house. All the boys helped with this one. (note the helmet!)
Ruben was very excited about his chip clips. He finds these in his stocking almost every year, as chip clips seem to disappear into a black hole in this house!
What???!!! Is that snow??? Could it possibly be a white Christmas?? More to come..........
Playing Kerplunk....one of the kid's new games. I remember playing this with my Dad as a kid, so it was fun to be playing it with my own kids.
We stayed in our pajamas all day, and had such a fun time as a family. Just being with the kids and enjoying their excitement........they are such a blessing to us. And of course, having Lily home and watching her experience her first Christmas was a real joy!
What???!!! Is that snow??? Could it possibly be a white Christmas?? More to come..........
Playing Kerplunk....one of the kid's new games. I remember playing this with my Dad as a kid, so it was fun to be playing it with my own kids.
We stayed in our pajamas all day, and had such a fun time as a family. Just being with the kids and enjoying their excitement........they are such a blessing to us. And of course, having Lily home and watching her experience her first Christmas was a real joy!During this time we also think about our extended family spread across the US, Mexico, and the UK. We Love you and miss you all ! Merry Christmas!
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