Christmas Morning

Christmas morning was a sweet time with the kids. I woke up super grumpy, but that dissipated as the morning unfolded, and I watched our kids enjoy their gifts. They opened their stockings first, of course, all at the same time. Grant was so cute in his excitement over everything. As soon as he pulled something out of his stocking, he went around showing it to everyone else. We opened presents one at a time, starting with the gifts the kids gave to each other. We didn't plan for them to give each other gifts (need to plan a little for that next year), but they did it on their own, and it was just so precious. Grant and Aubrey worked together making artwork for everyone in the family. They wrapped them themselves, too. Aubrey drew a family portrait for Greg but forgot to include herself. :) Grant's drawings were crayon scribbles, and his sibling all showed sweet appreciation for his gifts of scribbles. Joel made/put together gifts for his siblings--all very sweet, thoughtful gifts (Grant was VERY excited about the Skylander cards Joel gave him), and Kari made two of hers and bought one with her own money for Joel when she was out with Grandma for her birthday. Their gift exchanges were my favorite part of our morning.

Joel insisted on getting Greg the red thing he's wearing on his head. It's called "Basket Head." He saw it somewhere and was persistent in asking me to get it for him. Pretty silly, but it sure made Joel happy. :)