Christmas Day, Part 1

We had such a great Christmas Day at our house.  The kids were so nice to wait until 7:30 to begin the festivities, just like we asked them.  They were thrilled with the surprises Santa left them and so excited about the gifts under the tree.  Everyone was patient through the process and grateful for the things they received and just happy.  It was just lovely.

Then, since we received almost no electronic gifts (the exception being a couple of DVDs we gave Jack), we spent the rest of the morning just playing.  Ben and Jack worked on the new LEGO set that Jack got.  Cat and I played her new Monopoly game.  Eliza tried on all of the dress-up items she received, and practiced putting on make-up with her new make-up set.  Luke took advantage of the unsupervised candy left in the living room and got good and sugared up.  We all had a great time.

Cat was so excited that Santa brought her the kid-sized picnic basket she wanted.

Santa brought Jack Heatwave, the last Rescue Bot he needed to complete his collection.

Santa brought Eliza a fancy Hello Kitty make-up set.
If that doesn't prove there really is a Santa, I don't know what does.
Because that's exactly the kind of thing Mommy would NOT buy.

 

 

Luke was precious on Christmas morning.  For a while, all he cared about was

sweets.  But then he showed interest in some of his other gifts: a book, a hammering table,

and a t-ball set (which we will definitely teach him how to use properly).