Merry Christmas! Just like last year, Christmas Day started rather late for us. Laura and John slept until about 7 am. That was fine by me because it gave me time to enjoy some coffee and time with Dad and Marilyn before the craziness of the morning really began. As you can imagine, both kids were so excited when they saw the two piles of presents from Santa Claus next to our Christmas tree. It was just so much fun to watch the kids open their presents. John was just *slightly* excited when he opened his Santa presents. He got lots of Legos, Nerf guns, a Flipeez hat, and a Lite Brite.
Laura was slightly less excited, but she was still talking in that high-pitched, squealing tone that always accompanies excitement… She received a Lite Brite, lots of American Girl things, and a Flipeez hat from Santa.
This was also a big year for Andy as I finally told him to buy that tablet that he has been wanting. It hardly seems fair that I wrapped it and made him wait until Christmas morning (especially given that he let me have my new Kindle Fire HDX on Christmas Eve), but I think he’ll get over it. Maybe…
After all the presents were opened, we ate a great breakfast and relaxed for a bit. The kids played with all their new toys and I couldn’t resist snapping this photo of John wearing a Santa hat and running around with one of his new Nerf guns.
Rachel and Alia (minus B who was sick) joined us about noon. After exchanging presents, the kids spent the rest of the day playing, playing, and more playing. We did manage to sneak in a photo or two of them. It only took six tries to get this one great one…
The adults ate great food, talked, drank some good drinks (Candy Cane Martinis FTW!), and just enjoyed the day. It was a great Christmas spent with family and great friends. Exactly as it should be.