Carrington was the first child awake on Christmas morning. She came into our room and said, "I saw what Santa left but didn't go too close and look." She wasn't up early but still had to wait for her brothers to get up so we could all see what Santa brought. She must have asked a hundred times, "Can I go look yet and can we wake the boys?"
I put the kids on the steps for a picture. I envision one year they will all come down at the same time and I can take a picture in motion. Until then, it's staged and goes oh so well when trying to get them together. Below are the best two of about twenty taken.
Checking out their presents from Santa
Want to know what they are so tickled over? A toothbrush and tooth paste. Guess next year Santa knows that's all he needs to leave. It was by far their favorite gift!
Digging deep into the stocking
Flipping through her daily devotional book. Notice Aaron in the background assembling Grayson's tool bench from Santa.
A movie for Grayson that doesn't involve Princesses!!
Hudson is happy watching the action around him.
Letters to the kids from Santa
Carrington got a LeapPad from Santa. The boys were just as excited to try it out.
Moving on to presents under the Christmas tree. Each child got three gifts to open.
Dad and Mom weren't left out!
The best running shoes, ever!!
After opening presents we celebrated Jesus' birthday by singing happy birthday, blowing out a candle on top of a cinnamon roll and reading about the birth of Christ in our bible. Carrington wore a purple birthday hat in honor of Jesus.
The rest of the day was spent relaxing, playing with new toys, and having Christmas dinner at our neighbors house. Each Christmas gets better and better as the kids become more aware of the significance of Jesus' birthday, enjoy traditions that were remembered from the previous years, and become more excited about Christmas as a whole.
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