Christmas Joys

It was another magical Christmas morning. After drinking orange juice and getting the fire built, we were ready to see what Santa brought. The boys were excited to see the Polar Express train, but it wasn't until two hours later that they realized it was theirs to keep! They thought it was Blake's! Santa brought DreamLites, which was the only thing on each of their lists (not counting the crazy long list of random items they always come up with on the 23rd of December!). Nolan's big surprise was a Nintendo DS and I think Ezra's favorite gift was two new "David" books. He made me read them both right in the middle of opening presents. He's our little book worm. It was fun to set the new camera up on the tripod because it would take pictures automatically when someone would smile. So cool!

After the kids made it through their gifts, we had a delicious breakfast. At that point we exchanged the adult gifts. It's always fun to take it slow and see what everyone receives. The boys were so excited to give Justin and me our gifts. Ezra insisted on giving me a little back massage with the gift he picked out (with Dad's help). Nolan even used some of his chore chart points to get me the present. They're so sweet! Justin and I laughed after we opened our gifts to each other. We got each other the same thing... a bag of Dove dark chocolate!

 The rest of our time at the cabin was so relaxing. Blake, Bryan, and my Dad drove home on the evening of Christmas Day because they had work. It seemed so quiet with only a few of us left! Good thing we had lots of fun things to keep us occupied! Justin and I continued learning to use our new camera. I love that we can do action shots now! I'm so thankful for the wonderful time with my family. They mean the world to me. Merry Christmas!