Christmas Day

Christmas Day

We had a really nice Christmas morning at Grandma's house.  The kids made it until 7:30 before we woke everyone up to see if Santa came.  Super impressive if you ask me!  I was expecting a much earlier wake up call.  While the adults were collecting our cameras and getting ready, the kids were corralled back by the bedrooms.  Lucas got past us and went straight for the new ride Santa left for him.  He was so excited, and climbed right in.  He was adorable exploring his new car.  It was definitely a hit!

The girls were bubbling and jumping for joy waiting to see what Santa brought them.  Santa brought Matisyn a microscope to satisfy her love for science and a Furby that was at the top of her list.

Emilyn got both things she asked for, an American Girl doll, Caroline, and a Furby.  She wants to be just like her big sister!  She really wanted Caroline because she loved her curls.  We ended up going to the new American Girl doll store to exchange Caroline for Julie though.  The curls were crazy after just a day, and we didn't think we could handle her hair, even though it was so pretty.  She took a long time studying her choices before deciding that Julie was the doll she should have.  She has loved her ever since.

The girls are just as excited about their stockings as their big presents.  They love all the little fun things they find.  Matisyn carried around all her little stocking things for the rest of the week in her furby box.  Santa even stuffed the stockings for the adults!  We got our favorite gift cards to three restaurants, chocolate Santas, and other fun lotions and things. 

Lucas giving Felicity a ride in his new car.

Our family of five on Christmas morning.

Matching pajamas from Grandma Karen.

Lucas was very ready for his nap by this point.  He slept great in Grandma's walk in closet at the back of the house!

Matching outfits from Grandma too!

Lucas opening his new toy trains and track from Grandma.

Love this handsome boy!

Emilyn was so happy with her Princess Cadence Pony from Mommy and Daddy.  She is our pony girl!

After our Santa presents in the morning, we went back to work cooking and getting ready for Christmas dinner.  We opened a few more presents before the rest of the family arrived, but finished the rest the next morning.  Dinner turned out delicious, turkey, mashed potatoes, Grandma Anne's stuffing, salad, pretzel jello, and rolls.  I made a homemade apple pie and pumpkin pie for dessert.