Christmas 2014

Christmas is such a lot of work for all parents, including us.  All of the thought put into gifts, time spent making the house fun and magical for the kids.  Cookies, wrapping presents, sticking to your stories (parents know which ones) without slipping up.  But when the kids get up on Christmas morning and are on their very very best behavior pleading with you to go downstairs and see what Santa brought, and when you see everything through their eyes that morning, it is all worth it.

We let the kids decorate the small fake trees in their rooms, but this one was all for Mommy and Daddy.

Santa brought Will a cement mixer and a TIE fighter, he brought Stella a stroller and young Anna doll, and he brought Maggie a stroller and a young Elsa doll.  Happiness was had by all.

 

After Santa's gifts, we enjoyed one of Patti's delicious breakfasts, and then we opened the gifts we got for our family, as well as those from Grandma, Aunt Jessi, Uncle Chris, and cousins Alicia and Colin.

After some wonderful gifts and very thankful calls to Wisconsin, Pop and Mimi arrived for round three of gifts (and hugs).

We were blessed to enjoy another Christmas day full of family - near and far - laughs, and love.