Christmas Morning 2013

Merry Christmas!  Here are snapshots of our morning!

Reagan and Cooper coming down the steps getting a glimpse of their gifts

 look what Cooper got!

 Oooh, Battleship!

 More toys to go with his Eagle Talon Castle

 Kindles for both

 this was the scene for the rest of the morning!

 opening stockings 

 a shirt from Reagan

 she got a necklace from Cooper

 excited over gum!

 reading a card from Ms Connie

 Cooper got a card from Ms Connie too!

 Cooper gave Greg a #1 Dad medal that he wore all day!

The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!

Luke 2:11

Getting Ready for Santa

After we got home from Gigi & Bubba's, it was time to prepare for Santa's visit.

wearing the new pajamas Snowflake gave her

Cooper's new pajamas

 cookies for Santa

 they placed food outside for the reindeer

 In Snowflake's letter this morning, he said his powers would be lifted long enough that the kids could touch him and give him a hug.  Reagan was a little hesitant at first.

 Cooper gave Snowflake a big hug!

 Cooper wanted a group photo

 Once the kids were fast asleep, Santa left a few toys for each of them. 

He left Perler Beads, a Orbeez, and a Kindle Fire for Reagan,

 For Cooper, he left Battleship, Heroes of Imaginext toys, and a Kindle Fire

 As a special treat, he left 2 movies for them to share

Can't wait until Christmas morning!



Christmas Eve with Gigi & Bubba

As is our tradition, we spend Christmas Eve with Gigi and Bubba.  We had a wonderful steak and shrimp dinner with all the trimmings and some of Ginger's famous apple pie for dessert.  Of course, the most exciting part for the kids was opening gifts!

so excited Christmas is finally here!

 Cooper is excited too!

 She has been waiting a long time for this!

 love his expressions

 new sheets

 He got the last TMNT to complete his collection

 this boy loves snacks!

 new fuzzy boots

 a gift certificate for a pedicure

 $$$$

 an Amazon gift card

 a mermaid to play with in the bath

 Cooper was excited about everything

 $$$$

 a motorized T-Rex

 ahh, no fighting!

 time for stockings

 sharing secrets

 I tried to get a picture of the two of us, but Greg wouldn't cooperate!

 this is the best I could get!

Christmas Eve Happenings

Christmas Eve started with one last visit from Snowflake, this time he brought gifts to the kids.  Pajamas for Reagan & Cooper.  And, he left a note reminding them of the true meaning of Christmas.  In the afternoon, we baked cookies in preparation for Santa's visit.

Snowflake bearing gifts

Reading the note Snowflake left

ready to make some sugar cookies

Cooper became bored with the process, so Reagan put the finishing touches on all the cookies