Merry Christmas

We have now decided to stay home for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. This year I have really been thinking about Christmas traditions, and what we want to do with our own little family. I am not quite set on any traditions yet, but still looking for the best thing for us. This year we went out to dinner on Christmas Eve, we went to Olive Garden. When we pulled up it was really crowded, but when we went in they seated us immediately. Dinner was good as it always is at Olive Garden. After we filled up on great Italian food we headed home to have a "movie night". Matayia and Kaitlyn loaded up on all kinds of treats and we went downstairs to enjoy a viewing of Horton Hears a Who. The movie was cute but I think the kids always enjoy new cartoons. We then picked out the cookies for Santa, wrote him a note and headed to bed. Matayia was really excited she could barely hold still but amazingly they both fell asleep really fast.

Christmas morning didn't come to early for us, I have trained Matayia well in the art of sleeping in and Christmas day was no different. Greg rolled out of bed about 7:00 complaining that he had been awake for a hour, and just couldn't lay in bed any longer. As for me I had no problem laying in my nice warm bed, I really look forward to the girls jumping in my bed with me in the mornings. Greg went out and turned on some Christmas music, set up his camera and played with his flash, setting up the perfect lighting for pictures. And the girls snored on... Greg came back to the room and we thought about waking them up, but the girls snored on... About 7:45 Matayia staggered into our room and announced that she thought that Santa had come. We sent her to the bathroom while Greg went and woke up Kaitlyn. The rule is, the whole family goes to see the presents together but someone must of forgotten to inform Kaitlyn. Because as Matayia was finishing using the bathroom Kaitlyn busted through Greg, and dashed for the presents, there was no holding her back. And so, Christmas morning began...




Matayia was really excited to get an "Easy bake Oven" Kaitlyn walks around the house singing "Easy Bake what ya going make" (she thinks it's hers)



Kaitlyn was excited to get her princess tea cart and immediately went to get her dress up on just like the girls on the box. Maybe Kaitlyn is a little more Princess then we thought!!



She was also excited about the guitar that Matayia gave, but I am glad the guitar has a OFF button for my sanity!!



And here Matayia was "done" having her pictures taken!!! (a first for Matayia)



Thanks Stacey and Melissa for making me look like a sewing loser. (we really do enjoy the aprons and pillowcases)



This year I scored, I got a Wii from Santa, and some new Christmas dishes from mom!!(I have wanted Christmas dishes for years)

Since Greg is the designated camera man in our house you don't see any pictures of his new presents. But I know he will enjoy his new TaylorMade golf irons when the snow melts off the golf coarse. (a patient building gift, in more ways than one!!)

Thanks Santa, and all our family for the great gifts!!!!