It's finally here, Christmas, that is! It's so hard to write down all of the joyful moments and capture the excitement of Christmas morning in a story. So, I'll do my best to remember some of Alyssa's priceless expressions of the day.
As Alyssa is walking down the stairs, she says:
"Oh my gosh, mama, I can't believe Santa remembered our house!"
"Look at all of those presents!"
As she's screaming for joy, Jaden is just pointing away saying "Ohh, Oohhh, Ahhhh!"
The first thing Alyssa went for was to see if Santa ate the cookies and milk she left out. Sure enough he did. If there were no presents, she still would've been excited that Santa ate his snack.
The opening of presents began, and as I expected, Jaden didn't have any interest in opening anything. He would play with the toys as they were opened by Alyssa, but mostly he was just in shock at the conditions in the living room! The wrapping paper, gifts, stockings, Christmas music, Alyssa's excited screaming and the chocolate Santas. He just didn't know what to do!
"It's all I ever wanted!"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh A Disney Princess castle, I just love it!"
Although Santa was very generous this year, Alyssa's most exciting gift was the Disney Princess Castle and a few princess' to go in it. It's the only thing she asked Santa for each time we went to visit him. And, I must say, Jaden's favorite toy of the moment was his black monster truck.
We spent the morning opening gifts, and then we headed off to Grandma and Papa's house for breakfast. Much to Alyssa's surprise, Santa had left a few gifts at Grandma's house for us all, too! We enjoyed a delicious breakfast and spending time with Grandpa in the Blue House, Aunt Christina, Uncle Wayne, Hayley, Lilyanne, Brayden, Uncle Matt and Uncle Jeff who were all in town for the holidays.
More shrills, "I can't believe it, it's the Play Doh ice cream maker!"
The afternoon consisted mostly of playing with new toys, napping, cleaning and preparing the house to have Nanny and Opa over for Christmas dinner.
We enjoyed the company of Nanny, Opa, Uncle Charlie, Uncle Jeff and James for Christmas dinner. Nanny made a delicious Prime Rib Roast with the trimmings and Alyssa and I decorated a Frosty the Snowman cake for dessert.
"This is the best Christmas day I never had!" (haha)
What a busy day, but we are so blessed to have the opportunity to spend the holidays with all of our family and friends!
As Alyssa is walking down the stairs, she says:
"Oh my gosh, mama, I can't believe Santa remembered our house!"
"Look at all of those presents!"
As she's screaming for joy, Jaden is just pointing away saying "Ohh, Oohhh, Ahhhh!"
The first thing Alyssa went for was to see if Santa ate the cookies and milk she left out. Sure enough he did. If there were no presents, she still would've been excited that Santa ate his snack.
The opening of presents began, and as I expected, Jaden didn't have any interest in opening anything. He would play with the toys as they were opened by Alyssa, but mostly he was just in shock at the conditions in the living room! The wrapping paper, gifts, stockings, Christmas music, Alyssa's excited screaming and the chocolate Santas. He just didn't know what to do!
"It's all I ever wanted!"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh A Disney Princess castle, I just love it!"
Although Santa was very generous this year, Alyssa's most exciting gift was the Disney Princess Castle and a few princess' to go in it. It's the only thing she asked Santa for each time we went to visit him. And, I must say, Jaden's favorite toy of the moment was his black monster truck.
We spent the morning opening gifts, and then we headed off to Grandma and Papa's house for breakfast. Much to Alyssa's surprise, Santa had left a few gifts at Grandma's house for us all, too! We enjoyed a delicious breakfast and spending time with Grandpa in the Blue House, Aunt Christina, Uncle Wayne, Hayley, Lilyanne, Brayden, Uncle Matt and Uncle Jeff who were all in town for the holidays.
More shrills, "I can't believe it, it's the Play Doh ice cream maker!"
The afternoon consisted mostly of playing with new toys, napping, cleaning and preparing the house to have Nanny and Opa over for Christmas dinner.
We enjoyed the company of Nanny, Opa, Uncle Charlie, Uncle Jeff and James for Christmas dinner. Nanny made a delicious Prime Rib Roast with the trimmings and Alyssa and I decorated a Frosty the Snowman cake for dessert.
"This is the best Christmas day I never had!" (haha)
What a busy day, but we are so blessed to have the opportunity to spend the holidays with all of our family and friends!
Merry Christmas to all!
~2009~
~2009~
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