Christmas Day

Christmas morning started about 7:30...I was really hoping the kids would sleep in a little longer, but they were up and REALLY excited to see if Santa came to our house. We opened up presents and put things together and stayed in our jammies until about 10 o'clock. Grandma Judy & Grandpa Gary came over to see what fun things Santa had brought.

Halle's reaction to Christmas morning.

Halle was really excited to give everyone their presents that she had picked out and bought on her own at the Santa Shop at school. She also made a really cute board game in her class that we opened that morning also.

This year Tucker and I both got our gifts early. Tucker finally got his Apple TV that he's been wanting for a VERY long time. My gift was our big family portrait we had taken last month.

Halle's favorites:

a Barbie Throne

a I Can Play Keyboard

Baby Alive (its been on her list for the last 2 years!)

and lots of barbies, including this Hannah Montana Holiday Barbie (top of her list this year).

Avery's favorites:
cute pink rocking chair

a piano
a Cabbage Patch doll

a little people barn

and a Busy Ball Choo Choo

Aidan's favorites:
Pirate Ship

Tool Bench

Mikey camera

Batman figures
(This small gift was definitely his favorite. He opened it up and played with it all day. He said he didn't need all the other presents just this one.)

We also got some fun games and movies.

We spent the rest of the day at my parents house opening more presents and stockings. We ate some yummy breakfast sandwiches (for lunch) and munched on yummy goodies all day. We played lots of games and watched movies and enjoyed hanging out together. Both my parents have had a rough year with health issues and we are grateful they were both feeling well enough to enjoy the holidays with us.

It was a great Christmas...I can't believe its all over!