Christmas Day

Merry Christmas! The kids didn't sleep in as late as I had hoped but it wasn't too bad. They got up at 6:45, which is the earliest they have ever gotten up on Christmas morning (especially considering that they were up until 11 pm the night before...).


They were pretty excited to go out to the living room to see what Santa had brought.... They each got a Leapster and a game to go with it... they played those until my parents arrived at 8:00.

This is how the tree looked before we started....

We all took turns opening gifts so it wasn't a total mad rush. The kids enjoyed it but wanted to stop and play if the gift they opened was a toy...

Abigail bought these doggy biscuits for Shasta since Christmas is also her birthday...

My parents got J.T. this tractor to go on top of our mailbox... a project for father and son to attach!

After gifts and brunch, we took a break in the middle of the day. We hung out and relaxed....

Then Pam and Charlie (Andy's mom and step-dad) came over for gifts and dinner. My parents and Grandpa John also joined us for dinner.

Abigail was so excited to get some more American Girl doll accessories...

I don't really know what is going on here...

The kids helped all the adults open their gifts...

What a day!! Thanks everyone for all the wonderful gifts....