Merry Christmas!

I'm sitting amongst the piles of new toys and discarded wrapping paper, enjoying watching the snow fall on this  Christmas Day. Last night we went to church, where both kids were squirmy worms, but we made it to "Silent Night" with our candles lit. After dinner we opened all the presents under the tree, mostly because Pop is very impatient when it comes to Christmas presents! Their favorite things seem to be the Vtech MobiGo video games and they each got one. Brayden (age 4) opened each gift and said "Oh wow, just what I wanted!" After putting out oreos and chocolate milk for Santa and carrots for the reindeer, we sprinkled reindeer food on the grass and went to bed. This morning the kids got up at 6:20 to find that Santa had arrived with even more gifts! As usual, the kids got way too many gifts even though I felt like I was holding back more this year. They have been well-behaved today playing with their toys and sharing nicely. It's been a great Christmas so far. The kids know that today is Baby Jesus' birthday and we plan to decorate some gingerbread houses for his birthday later on. Lots of pictures will follow later. Merry Christmas!