It is always so torturous waiting for us to get the cameras ready for them to come downstairs on Christmas morning. I just can't miss those excited first moments...they are priceless. They wait at the top of the stairs asking, "Now?....Now?" And we're calling back, "Don't peek!!"
Then they run down the stairs, turn the corner and see what is waiting under the tree....
(This is the "Garden Doll" that Kaitlin wanted.)
It's a little crazy and things are happening fast so it's hard to get great pictures of all the kids. I love Kaitlin's expression and Andrew hugging his Donald in the background.
Before we open any other gifts we do a quick picture in front of the tree. The children are very cooperative because they want this to go fast!
We take turns opening gifts while sipping hot chocolate and nibbling on homemade cinnamon rolls (courtesy of our friends ~ which is such a wonderful gift!)
Andrew made me this beautiful painting. I love it.
...on the sofa with a headache.
So excited! She loved & outgrew this nightgown and was so happy to get it in a bigger size.
Daddy helped with gift opening.
The boys love to golf and their clubs were way too small, so they were excited to receive new ones for Christmas so that they can take more lessons this summer.
I just love their excitement.
The last gift was for Matthew. He opened it to find another gift wrapped inside.
So he opened that to find....
Another gift inside!
He opened that to find....
An itouch!
Oh my.
A little background.
Matthew wanted a Nintendo DS for years. We said no. Again. and Again. And again.
Poor guy, he's been "the only one without one."
Which among his friends, is possibly true. But we're cruel like that.
Honestly, we just felt like the wii was enough and Dan was quite adamant about not wanting yet another video game temptation.
So he started asking for an itouch before christmas last year.
No.
He'd ask again.
No.
No.
No.
The answer was always no.
The answer was always no.
So he wanted to ask Santa for one this year.
No.
Please?
No.
Defeated, he asked for Legos.
So wasn't he surprised when he opened one on Christmas morning!
It comes with restrictions, of course.
But I think it'll be a Christmas he'll always remember.
Stockings were next....
There are always some little chocolate treats to be found that are immediately enjoyed by the Bug.
I love these jelly beans.
Not to eat them, but to have fun with them.
"Bertie Botts every flavor Beans."
From the Harry Potter books.
And yes, they mean every flavor...to name a few, "Dirt", "Grass," "Ear Wax" and "Vomit."
I had a lot of fun with these one christmas playing a practical joke on Mike and Dan.
This year, the kids received them and were so funny. They couldn't resist seeing if those awful flavors were really that bad....
They were.
One afternoon after the holiday, only the icky beans were left. Andrew gave them to Kaitlin one by one and as she'd run to the bathroom squealing to spit it in the toilet he'd call out,
"That's ear wax!"
"That's vomit!"
And she'd come back for more.
So funny.
I do so love a good laugh.
After we opened stockings we quickly cleaned up the house, showered and put lunch together to get ready for our third christmas, this time with Dan's family!
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