Christmas becomes more and more special every year, as the girls are at the absolute perfect age for this magical holiday. We were awoken (and not too early) by Elizabeth and Emily climbing into our bed and wishing us a Merry Christmas. Elizabeth then excitedly told us that she heard Santa's sleigh land on the roof with a "boom" and the jingling of sleigh bells - they were both beyond excited to get downstairs to open their gifts but waited patiently while Lee took the dogs out and then turned on all of the holiday lights. This year, Santa only brought a few presents - one large gift for the girls to share and a couple of smaller items; the bulk of their presents came from Lee and I. We made the change because our girls are very lucky and we think that it is important that they understand that not every child gets the same amount of gifts as they get on Christmas morning. I actually think that this worked out well as both Elizabeth and Emily were very grateful for their gifts and have thanked us many times. After we opened all of our presents, the rest of our day was pretty low key. My parents drove down to spend the day and we just lounged around, cooking and playing with all of our new toys. We were also technology free - no computer, no phone, no cell phones - so if you tried to connect with us on the 25th, all of the phones, ringers and computers were off (even our blog post was done in advance) as we tried to make the most of our day together.
Down the stairs on Christmas morning - I love Emily's discovery that Santa's cookies are gone...
Emily was the first to notice that the treats they left for Santa were gone!
Checking out their barbie dream house.
A Prince Naveen "barbie."
Two of my favorite pictures - Emily hugging Elizabeth after opening the change purse that Emily got for her; and Emily hugging Elizabeth after opening the lip gloss that Elizabeth got for her.
Emily was very happy with her new camera (and Melissa, you should be relieved).
Emily
Starting to get into their barbie dream house.
Talking on walkie talkie telephones - this is a total flashback to my childhood, although it was not until Christmas morning that I remembered receiving phones very similar to these for Christmas when I was a little girl.
Our Christmas table (sans food). By the time the food hits the table, no one is patient enough to wait around for me to take a picture.
Emily and her Bitty Baby, wearing its new pajamas.
Lee carving our Christmas roast - my mother (just out of the picture) was keeping a watchful eye on him.
Rudy and Elliot, enjoying our scraps.
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