CHRISTMAS

Merry Christmas!...heard at 5 a.m.  Chase had asked me the night before what time he could get up, I said (without thinking) "oh not before 5".  I don't know for how long he was standing over me but at exactly 5 a.m. he was wishing me Merry Christmas.  We got everyone else up, and got ready to see if Santa came.  Lined up ready to run down the hall.....

Santa had indeed stopped by our house, and brought everything they had asked for.  Kelsey got some new clothes, a very nice toiletry bag, makeup, lotions and shower gel, new ear buds, makeup accessories,  scarfs, a new movie, Starbucks and quite a few "green" bucks in her stocking.  From Mom and Dad were new clothes, Nicholas Sparks new book, and a new blanket I made her. 

Chase was ecstatic to get a Nintendo DS, DS games, and the rest of the Diary of a wimpy books he doesn't have.  From Mom and Dad was a blanket, book, and new clothes.

 He was pretty much content to sit on the other side of his game player all day.

Sadi was in monster heaven.  She had asked for 6 Monster high dolls specifically and Santa had left her 10!

Besides her monsters she got a Monster High movie, her 3 chocolate bars she asked for, and new hat and gloves (monster high of course).  From Mom and Dad was a new blanket, new Junie B. Jones books, and new clothes.

Santa even left a great big gift for Broozer.  He must have been a good dog.

We received some really special gifts from the kids.  They had made ornaments in school and Sadi had made us a new calender that was really a surprise.  Helping out so much in school I usually see some of what they are making for the parents, but I didn't have any idea about this calender project they had been making.  Each month has a different art project and they wrote in all the days, and months themselves. 

We spent the day playing, eating, and visiting.  Matt's parents brought his Grandma down for the day, and Kyle also made it out for part of the day. 

We had a big Christmas dinner and then everyone wanted pictures of this and that, him and her, the generations, the girls, the guys, etc. 

Some may think this picture didn't turn out, but this is a true Christmas picture to me:  Someone jumps out of the picture, someone is blurry, someone can't be seen all the way, someone is seeing if they are taller than their mother (no you are not), someone is staring so hard in one direction they looked possessed, someone is missing, and someone is making a dorky face.

Merry Christmas everyone!