Wow, did our house look like a tornado hit on Christmas morning! I think Santa left his entire bag at our house! It was hard to wait until 8am when Grammy, Grandpa and Uncle Dan arrived in their pajamas to open gifts and have breakfast with us, but Aunt Becki spent the night so it was fun to jump and play on her bed while we waited. Ashley was so excited to see all the gifts under the tree, but first she needed to see if Santa liked the cookies she set out for him. Sure enough he left only a few crumbs, which she politely asked to finish. The reindeer must have liked their carrots too because only a few bites were left! Santa also left a note next to the cookies which told the kids they had been good this year, but they needed to keep it up so he would come back next year! After reading Santa's note is was time to get down to business! Ashley carefully opened each gift and waited her turn while we went around the circle so every one could open one gift at a time. We've always done this at Christmas and it seems to slow things down a bit, allowing time to be thankful for what we got and be excited to see what everyone else has gotten. It was pretty cute though when it came to her turn, her eyes would light up "my turn!?" and when she tore into the paper she would neatly bunch each piece to go into the garbage bag. Isaiah was happy playing with the kitchen we got Ashley last year, but once we showed him what was under that wrapping paper he got pretty excited. They both got a wagon which was the big item this year, but Isaiah also got a car driving toy, a riding toy that makes all sorts of noise (with volume control... thank you Steve and Steph), clothes, a basketball hoop, shoes, a puzzle, more toys... Ashley got an easel, two tea sets, clothes, a purse, white Santa gloves, a sleeping bag, slippers, and college credits for both of the kids from Grandpa and Grammy. After opening gifts Brian made homemade cinnamon rolls and a frittata that was delicious! I think the cinnamon rolls are going to be a Christmas morning tradition. The rest of the morning was spent in our pajamas playing with toys until we had to get ready to go to Grammy and Grandpa's for dinner.
Christmas pajamas!
A basketball hoop from Santa!
The big mess we made in our living room Christmas morning.
Santa brought the kids a wagon. I never knew they would get so excited about it, but they ended up playing in it all morning. Although it served as a nice toy box while the weather was cold, we took it for a ride a few days later and now it stays outside. Ashley keeps talking about how she can't wait for the summer when we can go for wagon rides to the park.
Ashley's easel she got from Gram and Grandpa. She's really been into writing and coloring lately, so she was super excited to open this.
Isaiah's riding toy.
Christmas pajamas!
A basketball hoop from Santa!
The big mess we made in our living room Christmas morning.
Santa brought the kids a wagon. I never knew they would get so excited about it, but they ended up playing in it all morning. Although it served as a nice toy box while the weather was cold, we took it for a ride a few days later and now it stays outside. Ashley keeps talking about how she can't wait for the summer when we can go for wagon rides to the park.
Ashley's easel she got from Gram and Grandpa. She's really been into writing and coloring lately, so she was super excited to open this.
Isaiah's riding toy.
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