Christmas Eve and Christmas are always such exciting days with kids. Luckily we had lots of activities to help pass the time as we counted down the hours until Santa arrived. We also had the Fish fam, Derek's family, and GG grandma arrive, which added to the fun (and noise)! It was so good to be together, even if it meant running the dishwasher three times a day.
On Christmas Day we went down to get the kids from the playroom, and found that they had already snuck upstairs to check out what Santa had brought. Stinkers! I guess that's Santa's fault though, because he gave them headlamps in their stocking which was basically an invitation to go snooping around in the early morning hours. They were thrilled with the gifts and each received a letter from Santa about their main present that was waiting at home because Santa knew it would be too big to fit in our suitcases. Maybe he is a smart guy after all!
Decorating gingerbread houses. Check out Davey in that top photo - he just couldn't help himself!
Making cookies for Santa - It's always a tricky getting the spritz dough gun to work properly, but Uncle Brodie had the magic touch that day!
Playing Christmas bingo before bedtime
The cookies the kids made earlier were very popular. It's good Grandmari remembered to set some aside for Santa or there wouldn't have been any left!
Reading the Night Before Christmas
GG Grandma arrived with Paco just before bed and the kids snuck in a few snuggles before saying goodnight. Davey especially loves her and jumped right in her lap.
After the kids were in bed, the adults played a new game the Fish Fam taught everyone. You put bills down all over the table and then roll a soda can at the targets. If it stops on a bill, you get to keep it. The girls were clearly superior at this game!
Santa came! His bag must have been much lighter after leaving these full stockings and extra surprises for our family.
Four very happy kids on Christmas morning
After Santa gifts we had breakfast, and then opened the family presents under the tree. These kids sure were spoiled this year, and loved every minute of it.
Our code names theme for the year was breakfast cereals. I had a fun time helping to make all the name labels. This year I was Honey Bunches of Oats :)
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