Christmas Day!

How perfect is Christmas morning with young children???  Especially young children who don't wake up any earlier than normal on Christmas morning?!  The kids came in about 7:15 (so, in the case of Brigham and Cannon, they actually slept in on Christmas morning!) - 7:30 and snuggled with us for a few minutes.  We woke up Henry and lined everyone up behind the ol' sheet.  Stanton rigged up his best one yet this year. 

Shirlene got there just as the kids were looking through their sacks and Dave & Judy came not much later. 

 The kids went into the living room and looked through the bags that Santa left.  They were all so excited for what they received. 
Chloe got a skateboard, soccer ball, a stack of Katie Kazoo Switcheroo books, and some science kits from Santa.
Lily received rollerblades (she's only been wishing for them for 2 years!), the Dork Diaries books, doll clothes, a dream light unicorn, and a Bop It game.
Brigham got new Legos, a dog dream light, and a new baseball bat, a book (can't remember what right now), and a toy motorcycle (just a small hot wheels-type motorcycle).
Cannon got a fire truck, a penguin dream light, and a toy Christmas tree (one of his funny requests).

Their stockings were full of socks, underwear, movies, knick knacks, a few treats, and the hit of the day, Flarp.  It is putty that makes a tooting noise when you push it down into its container.  It was pretty funny and we all enjoyed it for a half hour or so.  It wasn't so fun when it got in carpet and on Brigham's brand new jeans and tie.  Oh well, it was fun for a time!  :)

After they played with their Santa gifts for a while, we opened all the presents from Stanton and I.  They got more Legos, clothes, and goodies.  I can't remember what exactly, right now, and of course I didn't take a picture of each of the kids with their Christmas all around them.  My parents did that every year and I've done it zero years.  I've got to clean up my act!

After present opening, the kids played and Shirlene and I made breakfast.  We had hot cocoa, crepes, sausage links, and orange wedges.  It was delish!

We hung out for a while after that, then said goodbye to Shirlene.  We were so lucky to have her join us for our Christmas celebrations.  She is awesome.  And she looked so dang cute in her robe and slippers!

 The rest of the day was spent in lazy, messy bliss.  Skateboards and roller blades scooting around the kitchen floor, Legos all over creation, intense games of Bop It, and science experiments.

 Flarping. 

Just Luke and gang hanging out on the floor. 

We got a kick out of this part of the experiment.  Chloe used her retainer to complete the loop and light up the light.  Now she can say she has a smile that actually lights up a room!  Haha!

It was a blissful day.  We watched Hercules, ate our turkey dinner, and just enjoyed one another's company.