Stella and Will both woke up around 6:45, snuggled into bed with us for a moment, and then starting asking to go downstairs. Stella even woke up Maggie so they could come down together - "Maggie wake up, it's Christmas morning!"
Santa brought Will an X-Wing fighter, a tow-truck, and lots of obscure Matchbox trucks that Will had asked for. He brought Maggie and Stella a HUGE dollhouse and lots of dolls and furniture.
The kids did their best to patiently open one gift after another and wait while their siblings had their turns, but that wasn't easy. Stella and Maggie kept trying to help each other open their presents and Will kept running off to the playroom to play with his new toys. After more than an hour, we made it through Santa's gifts, family gifts, and Grandma's gifts.
Christmas was everything we could have hoped for. We celebrated as a family, everyone was so good to one another and thankful, and the kids were so very happy. We'd like to think that we created some very good memories for years to come.
