My favorite thing about Christmas this year has been how absolutely magical it has appeared to my children. They totally believe in Santa. They left out cookies, they sprinkled oatmeal on the porch for the reindeer, they were so excited when they woke up to see that "he" had been there.
It was the kind of happiness that, as a parent, is incredibly fun to see in your kids.
I worried- we have a 3 present rule for Christmas- one gift from Santa, one gift from Mom and Dad, one gift from each other. I don't want to set a precedent for insane Christmases, and I don't like Santa getting all of the credit, either. I hoped it would seem like enough to them, and it was. We have family and friends who are exceedingly generous and that too, was part of our Christmas morning fun. 
Kate got the girl equivalent of the "Red Rider BB Gun"- the Barbie Glamour Camper. She also got a Sea World Barbie and new Polly Pockets.
Kiki got a scooter. She's working out the kinks. She also got little (fake!) hamsters, and a huge set of Playdough. I like to pride myself on the fun stocking stuffers I get the girls- lip glosses, bead kits, tattoo pens- but apparently I went a little TOO light on candy since I found Kiki eating her new soap.
Jack's children booted him into the 21st century with a digital camera. He won't be using it until his film is all gone, but he is making the leap.
He feels his hands are too large for such a small camera.George, Merrilee, Doug, Trea, and Grandma Lela all came to a fat breakfast.
She's there?
Snow Diaper.
Kate and Kiki gave Bruce TWO sleds for Christmas.
Mysterious.
It seemed to work out in their favor though- we had a great time sledding in the yard.
Who can find the dog in this picture?
She's there?Really?
I was hoping she wasn't.
Snow Diaper.
Christmas Dinner was at Kaye's house.
This pretty much sums it all up.
This pretty much sums it all up. What would Christmas be without a giant toddler meltdown?
3 comments:
Lots of sugar, plus soap, plus sledding excitement, plus early morning, take that to the power of Christmas excitement = toddler meltdown. Sounds about right to me! Hope you are having a great time! Looks like Christmas was a blast!
Looks like you had a great Christmas together.
I had to laugh at the picture of Kiki sans shirt. After following your blog for a while now, it seems she still enjoys a general lack of clothing.
Have a wonderful time in Cancun. It is a tourist trap and extremely over priced but the sand and the water are worth it. :)
Hey...that looks a lot more than one gift! We are a bunch of suckers for the temporal happiness of our children.
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