It's Here! It's Finally Here!!

Christmas morning has finally arrived!! I don't think Spencer could wait another second!!! He's been counting down the days since July! He's been planning and carefully preparing his list for Santa. Ethan has been excited as well. My rule is 8:00am. No earlier! Everyone is too grumpy if we start opening gifts any earlier. So both boys come in my room at 7:59..."Mom...Mom....it's time..." "Ok boys...just let me shower, dry my hair and do my make-up." You should have seen their faces..."WHAT???!!!!" "Boys! I'm just kidding!!" It was great.

So here they are ready to pounce down the stairs to see what Santa has delivered.

And then imagine running, jumping, and shouts of excitement. Pure joy!

Sadie's big gift was a giant castle that converts into a table and chairs. She's been talking about it for months and now sees it for the first time....

So this was the first gift that was opened....

I'm not sure what you think, you be the judge, but I think it was a hit.

I have about 5 more minutes of screaming, jumping, laughing on video. I guess they wanted a Wii and Wii games? Santa brought the right stuff this year!

Spencer has the most dramatic faces as he opens his gifts. It's a complete contrast to how he used to be when he was really little. I remember when he was about 2, he was opening gifts and didn't crack a smile, not a word, nothing, nada. The kid was a brick. We couldn't even get him to smile for the camera. You would never know it from these pictures!!

And Ethan had his freak out moments too....

I have to admit. It was one of the most fun Christmas mornings we've had. The sheer excitement and shouts of joy made opening gifts an absolute riot!!

Sadie also LOVED everything Santa brought for her. She wasn't quite as loud and animated as the boys, but she neatly stacked her gifts one by one in a pile and sat down by them to enjoy.

Then she started serving her new plastic food on her new princess table. Spencer and Ethan were both delighted...

And here's the traditional "hidden in the mess of wrapping paper" picture...

There is nothing better than spending an entire day in your pajamas, watching your kids experience sheer excitement and shouts of joy, and eating Victorian french toast all morning long. There's just nothing better!

By evening, we finally decided to get dressed since Grandma and Grandpa Gadd were coming for a visit. They of course came with awesome gifts! SNUGGIES!! Now I'm not sure about you, but "snuggie" has a COMPLETELY different meaning for Matt and I than it does for the kids. I asked Ethan a month ago if he would rather have a Snuggie for Christmas or a Wii. He sat for several minutes and thought about it. Then he said, " That's a tough one Mom. The snuggie is so convenient and it comes with fun socks." It was at that moment that I realized my kids watch WAY too much Qubo TV. We don't have cable or satelight, so our kids get their daily dose of cartoons from watching channel 16. Every commercial is an infomercial and it's sucking my kids in!!

Anyway, Grandma and Grandpa scored MAJOR points with the kids by getting them these great Snuggies...AND fun Socks!! Woohooo! Thanks so much Grandma and Grandpa! We love you!

All in all it was a wonderful Christmas day. It really couldn't have been any better.