Merry Christmas!! We had a wonderful one today! our day started early for me, when I woke up earlier than everyone else (thank you pregnancy insomnia!). Lily finally woke up around 6:30, having accidentally gone potty in the bed. Poor thing was upset...but lucky me, I had gotten Lily 2 different pairs of xmas pj's! After getting her changed, we got the babies up, and all went down stairs, and let the girls go through their stockings! Lily was SO excited it was finally Christmas, and Santa had come!!
Santa brought her the tennis dolly that she has been asking us for for months! I just kept telling Lily to ask Santa for it, so she started a ritual when she wanted something, she would close her eyes shut really tight, and whisper, "I wish I wish Santa you bring me a tennis dolly, and a green flash light and..."
Lily got the flash light she wished for!
Ella was more interested in Mommy's camera lens cap than her own stocking:
Lily digging through her stocking:
Violet checking out Lily's new doll house:
Lily using her sisters new play silk to cover her doll house:
The wonderful fire we had going all day long:
After we got through our stockings, we started on the presents. Our tradition, passed down from my family, is to open presents one at a time, going it order of age, youngest goes first, up through the oldest. Violet, being one hour younger than Ella, got to open the first gift!
New shoes!!
Ella's first present:
Also new shoes!!
Lily's first present, new clothes!
New toy phone:
Hello?
Lily's new game:
The girls fought over this present, it was Violet's turn to open, but Ella wanted to help!
Eventually Violet gave in and they opened it together! (fitting, since they are both going to wear these clothes!)
Lily got her first set of nail polish in her stocking, and wanted to take a pedicure break!
Lily's first pedicure!
Violet and Ella wanted to help me open my present!
Lily's new Princess dresses:
Ella helping Violet open up her turtle zoobie:
Violet gives her new friend some love:
Poor Orion....Ella was chasing him down and tackling him!
Violet's new sleep sheep:
Ella opening her new drum:
We all had a wonderful day! It was a little long, but fun! The girls played so much between each gift, and I way over bought, and then there was lunch, and naps, and dinner...it ended up taking us until about 7pm to finish up opening everything! In addition to what is pictures, the girls got a new rocking horse (cow actually!), some puzzles, lots of clothes and shoes, stuffed animals, books, turtle pull toy, wood bowl set, and cloth play food! Lily got new puzzles, clothes, books, games, doll furniture, and a baby doll. I got Sean a bunch of dvd's, books, sweaters, and a new clock. He got me lots of fun new stuff for the kitchen, some dvd's and photography books, and a new frame for the girls pictures! Like I said, it was a wonderful day! So much fun now with so many kids on Christmas morning! Looking forward to next year, when we'll have a new little bundle to spoil!
