Christmas Eve and Emerson's first Christmas

Christmas Eve is a newer version to our old tradition. We have continued to make it a easy dinner and just lots of fun and chaos with the kids...just how family gatherings should be. So we headed over to the Shwams for chili bowls and salad, followed by some pretty strong peppermint martinis. After dinner we opened gifts, which the kids were super excited about. Greyson loved the idea of unwrapping gifts this year. Every day he asked if it was Christmas day yet. I was so happy to finally be able to tell him he could open gifts.

PJ time

He kept hugging his stocking saying he loved it

my big boy

Me and my sisters...been a while since we got a pic together...slide show??

Once we got home we quickly made the plate for Santa and the Reindeer...Greyson made the best cup of chocolate milk for Santa. Then Greyson said a sad goodbye to his elf on the shelf Stuart...didn't realize he liked Stuart so much. We had to explain his job was done for this year, but he would be back next year. Then we read books and off to dreamland.

Then Santa went straight to work....




Christmas morning Greyson was barely awake when I went in to check on him and he sleepily said "can i open presents now?" I told him to go wake daddy and then it was time. Well, we should have made him wake up a bit more, cause his reaction to his gifts wasn't quite what we expected. He was dazed, and confused, slightly grumpy and just quietly starred at the toys. When he looked at his bike his reaction was " not that one!!!" Yeah, wasn't quite what I was hoping for. But he came around, woke up a bit and started to play with his Criss Cross Crash...which he had been asking for forever...then he finally looked at his bike again and said "oh, what a cool bike!" Weirdo!!!

Then pretty girl finally woke up and got to experience her first Christmas morning. Brother helped open all her gifts and she just watched.

Brother showing Emme her gift from him... a little pink telephone , pull toy thing =)

Santa brought Emme her first doll...she grabbed a hold of it right away. It's as big as her.

We keep practicing on his bike. He is getting better each time, he's a little timid.
I am shocked on how timid he is, I thought he would be crazy speed racer like he is on his wiggle car, but the heighth thing is making him very nervous. Can't wait til he picks up the pace so that we can take a descent walk together.