Christmas Morning!

Christmas was wonderful this year. Christmas Eve was spent at my mom's house. We celebrated my grandpa's birthday enjoying delicious food and dessert. We opened presents and had a wonderful time! When we got home we got the kids ready for bed. Michael and Emma has helped me make Santa cookies early in the day and we got those ready with a big glass of milk as well as some carrots for the reindeer. Michael insisted that the reindeer needed to be fed too. We also wrote Santa a little note thanking him for the presents and telling him that we hoped he enjoyed the cookies and to have a safe flight. Michael told me what to write and then he signed it himself. Emma made a little signature on the bottom as well. We read the kids the story of Christ's birth to remind them the real meaning of Christmas and then sent them to bed. Adam and I had a BLAST being Santa's helpers the rest of the night. We both agreed that it was more fun preparing for our children's Christmas morning than it was back when we were kids waiting for Christmas morning to come.

In the morning we had Orange Rolls, turkey bacon and hot chocolate (our breakfast tradition). Then we went to open presents. Santa had left each of the kids a special present and filled their stockings. They got way more presents than they probably should have (haha) but Santa left Michael his first bike, Emma her first Barbie doll and Hailey some baby toys and touch and feel books. Hailey was mostly just excited with the boxes and wrapping paper. :-)

Christmas evening we spend with my in-laws. We again enjoyed a wonderful meal and dessert and opening presents with wonderful company.

Our Christmas all around was fantastic! :-)