So we had a nice Christmas. We did one gift from Santa and one gift from each member of the family. It was nice to have it not be so overwhelming. And the kids seemed happy.
Here they are in the pajamas I made for them this year. It was fun to have them match on Christmas morning and they loved that they looked like Christmas presents.
I made my son a big boy quilt for his new twin size bed. He was so excited to see it had Thomas on it.
This is one of the best moments was seeing them say thank you to each other for the gifts they gave.
So our oldest told me that she wanted Real Fairy stuff this year. She would tell us what she would do and all the wishes of others and her own that she would grant. When we told her that Santa may not be able to get her Real Fairy stuff but he could give her stuff that looked real. But she felt that was inexcusable because since Santa is a magical being it only made sense that he could get magical stuff to give to her. Well we were at the store one day and she saw these Princess art/craft packs and said she wanted them more than anything. I asked her if she wanted them more than Real Fairy stuff and she said yes. SCORE! So we got them because it saved us from disappointing her. On a side note she has asked me the Santa question. We have discussed it. I told her that he is as real as she believes he is. That if you stop believing in him he stops bringing you gifts. Which is what my mom told me. I asked my daughter what she thought and she thinks it is us. But she still talks about him as if she believes in him and well that is ok. I feel this is something she will understand more and more as she gets older and she will process it in her own way. And when she talks to me I will never lie to her. Childhood passes to quickly I don't want to make her worry about all the grown up things yet. Everyone has a way of experiencing, expressing and living magic in their lives.
Baby girls first Christmas. She got this from her big sister.
This was a LED flashlight my son picked out for his Daddy. My husband gives great reactions and my son ate it up knowing his Daddy loved the gift he gave him.
This was the gift I got from my son. I needed a new pair so this is AWESOME!
Isn't this cute! She brings everything to her mouth. But loved this glow worm.
Another great reaction from my husband from for the gift from his daughter.
Gift from us, a new scooter.
His Santa gift. Our son is funny he is learning how to pray. In fact one day in November he started wanting to pray all the time. Most of his prayers went a little something like this, Please may I have Hiro, Spencer, Gordon, Harold, James, Percy, Rocky, Flin and Cranky.....Nourish and strengthen our bodies in the name of Jesus Christ...Amen. Ya we have a little work on teaching him to pray and ask Heavenly Father to bless others in their trials and thanks him for his blessings. But it is also a lesson to remember that we must also pray for the things which we would have the Lord bless us with. Their is a reason our Savior asked us to be as little children. To be so trusting that the Lord will bless us with our needs and some wants. We will try to help him expand his prayers but I hope that he will never lose the ability to turn to his Father in Heaven and ask for blessings in his life.
My gift from my daughter. This is great for a busy mom who has little time to take care of herself. Now I can make a smoothie and have breakfast no matter how busy my morning is.
Checking out her stocking. I think it is funny that my husband looks more interested than her. Oh well. There is always next year.
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