Christmas At Home

We had the incredible blessing of having Christmas morning all to ourselves this year.  There was no rush, no scrambling to get casseroles put together, no craziness – just the pure fun of spending the morning at home together.  Nice!

Alex got up shortly after 7 AM, knocking on his door and waiting for someone to come get him.  Daddy went to get Alex while Mama woke a sleepy Maxwell.

From Alex’s doorway, you can see straight across the living room to the Christmas tree.  One very excited Alex didn’t take long to notice that Santa brought him a “twactoh just wike Chwoe’s”!

  When we called Alex to come see the Christmas stockings, he replied, “You can wook at the stockings.  I will dwive my twactoh!”

(I’d just like to note that I’m super-excited to fill that empty hook next year!) 

Alex got a little more excited when he started digging in to see what Santa brought him! (hot wheels, Cars toothbrush, M&M candy fan, smarties, Lightning McQueen socks, and tub crayons)Max dug in, too, and he found a wooden helicopter and airplane, a mini See & Say, smarties, toothbrush, Gerber snacks, and some kid-sized forks.

Alex & Daddy checked to see that Santa had found his cookies & milk.  Santa even left a thank you note – on a THANKSGIVING post-it note, ha! Each boy had 3 wrapped presents under the tree.  Alex received a “bwackbawwy just wike Daddy’s”, a magnadoodle, and a magnetic Dress-Up Joey.  Max got wooden nesting blocks to stack, a dune buggy, and a Hide & Seek Monkey.

Here’s the aftermath:

There’s no doubt which gift is the favorite around here!  Alex even attempted to try it out on the icy, snowy driveway.  It wasn’t a great success, but both boys were excited to give it a try after a yummy breakfast of french toast casserole and bacon.

In case you wondered, Daddy got a remote-control helicopter.  Alex chose to buy Daddy a Mater Wii game.  Mommy got a gift certificate for a MASSAGE (ahh!), and Alex and Max gave Mommy a laminator!  We also had some nice stocking stuffers, too – socks, candy, and CDs.

We loved this peaceful day at home!  We left around 2 PM to head up to my parents’ house for the S family Christmas…but that’s another post!