What a fun day full of joy and love and family and magic. Having small children makes Christmas day and Santa so enjoyable. The excitement level is intense and the smiles and giggles are awesome. I am loving this time in our lives.
I also look forward to future Christmas’s when they figure out that Christ comes way before Santa Clause and it really is more fun to give than to receive. Check out some of these faces:

We opened presents and ate candy and pumpkin pie and eggnog!  We played and opened boxes and set up and examined and then we got out of our PJ’s and went to Grandma and Grandpa Nettesheim’s for Christmas Dinner. We enjoyed time with family and LOTS of yummy food. (no wonder I gained so much weight!) We came home around 8pm and got the kids in bed and did lots of packing and cleaning to be ready for our California trip the next morning.

Isn’t he adorable?! and I love his serious look when he is figuring something out.

Millie and her new Minnie

the kid tablet was a hit for all ages

tea party!

XBOX games!

Cousins at Christmas Dinner!

We had a Merry Christmas and LOVED all of our traditions and family time. Rosie is already asking when is it Christmas again 🙂