Hello all! Sorry it has taken me SOO long to get this thing updated! Everytime I get on, I start messing with the backgrounds and main pictures and by the time I am satisfied, its midnight!!
So, background and picture is updated...we are happy with it - and its only 10:58 pm, which means I can get to a post!! So here goes...
CHRISTMAS!! I have never seen a better boy than Kaleb the two days following Christmas Eve! Every time we would think about doing something "naughty" he would ask me, "mom, is Santa coming soon?" and I would say, "yes, he'll be here tomorrow night" and he would go "oh, ok!" and stop whatever he was about to do!! The little stinkers learn early!!
We went to my parents house for Christmas eve. We spent it with Grandma and Grandpa Smith, Aunt Katie, Uncle Russ and all of us of course! It was a blast, Christmas Eve day we snacked and just lounged around and watched movies. We watched "The Nativity Story" before bed Christmas eve to remind us all why we have Christmas - although to Kaleb, its all about the presents!! Kaleb went down surprisingly easy that night! Although he kept telling me that he was going to wake up when Santa was here because "mom, Santa needs to talk to me". It was great!
Christmas MORNING! At around 5:00 am Kaleb was tugging at my cheek, "mom, mom, mom, mooooom, mooooooooooooooom" haha...finally I open my eyes giving him full reign to scream "SANTA CAME!" at the top of his lungs to make sure that I was awake! Joe rolled over and we grudgingly crawled out of bed. Before anybody woke up, we walked out to the tree with Kaleb - watching his eyes light up when he saw all the gifts under the tree was the highlight of the day. Nothing is greater than seeing the magic and wonder in the eyes of a child.
Next we got Cameron up, who was less than enthusiastic to be up!! She nuzzled up to dad and stayed there for a while! .JPG)
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Kaleb went crazy! It was a blast seeing him tear into everything, have to open the box and see it before he could move on to the next toy to unwrap!! Cameron didnt really know what was going on at first, but once she watched brother a few times, she ran all around dragging wrapping paper here and there! .JPG)
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Next we got Cameron up, who was less than enthusiastic to be up!! She nuzzled up to dad and stayed there for a while! We got everyone up and gathered in the living room for the REALLY good time to start! Around 5:20am everyone was up and gathered around as we started passing out presents. Kaleb went crazy! It was a blast seeing him tear into everything, have to open the box and see it before he could move on to the next toy to unwrap!! Cameron didnt really know what was going on at first, but once she watched brother a few times, she ran all around dragging wrapping paper here and there! After we opened all the presents, we gathered around a few of the big ones and began tinkering away at them! Kaleb got a little "helihog" helicopter that flies by remote control. We all had a blast flying it through the air! Then as the boys cleaned up, me and mom started preparing Christmas dinner! Dad made a huge prime rib, cooked to perfection! We had delicious baby red potatoes baked in butter and seasonings (that I ate MORE than enough of!) and asparagus, and rolls, and CHEESE CAKE for dessert! It was a great dinner! The kids devoured the toys, the food, the environment! They loved it. I remember loving Christmas so much as a little kid, its just as exciting to me now, watching them take it all in. I love it! I love them!
