Christmas at Our House

My precious two all snuggled up in their Christmas Jammie's before heading off to bed for some good rest so Santa could come.

Treyson was so excited to leave out cookies, milk and carrots.

The carrots were meant for the reindeer, but Jersey Girl got to them first.

1:30 AM and Santa has just left. Now only a few hours left until my angels will awake.

This is was only the beginning of an unforgettable day.

Joe had creatively left a few of my gifts around the house in the morning. He made coffee and told me to me to go make a cup. As I grabbed the coffee pot I was blinded by a beautiful bracelet on the top of the coffee maker. Then back int he living room hanging from some decorative berries I found a necklace and all of a sudden there was an extra ornament on the tree. This cute new bell and inside were my diamond earrings. Joe is not the most romantic man ever but he certainly has his moments and I love him dearly!

Babies, babies, babies was the theme for my baby this year. She has one with her at all times now. And since I am not sure that I will be blessed with another baby, we decided to name Jersey's babies after my sisters. This is Violet Michelle and the other is Taylor Dawn.

We always say we are rock stars and now with this awesome gift I got Joe we really can be! He was thrilled, can you tell. This is his big surprised smile!

Joe did good for me this year, as he always does. I now have another digital camera that is small and easy to take around with me. I must have a camera at all times, you never know when you are going to need to capture a moment.

Treyson had forgotten to tell Santa he wanted a trampoline, so I made a last minute phone call to The Big guy. We weren't sure if he would be able to bring such a big gift with such short notice....but he did! My son was beyond excited.....I loved it!

Of course anything Cars is always a big hit with my little man.

Jersey is such a snuggle buns. She adores her babies. This is her prayer baby which she loves!

All in all Christmas was so exciting this year. Joe and I had been looking forward to it for months. Treyson is at the fun age where he is excited about it all. He knows all bout Santa and the the North Pole, the elves and how they make all the toys. Christmas Eve started out great, the kids and I got the house all cleaned and toys put away so there would be room for all the new gift the would be receiving. We sang Christmas songs and waited anxiously for Daddy to come home from work. The missionaries came over for our weekly visit and we had a wonderful lesson. I love spending time with them! We made cookies for Santa and set them out with a glass of milk and some carrots for the reindeer. We all opened one gift from me.....all new Jammie's! It was so fun for the whole family to change into our new jams and talk about how much we are so grateful for our family and our lives together. The kids headed to bed and Joe and I got busy finishing up wrapping and putting together the big items. We did good and were done about 1Am. But as we settled into bed I couldn't sleep! I was so excited for the morning to come, it was the longest night ever. Joe and I woke up about 5:30 and snuggled in bed talking waiting for the sound of Treyson......we heard him get out of bed and all of a sudden he was running onto our room. He had peeked into the living room before coming to us. When he go to the bedside he could barely talk, he was so overwhelmed with excitement! He stuttered the words, "Mom, he came, he brought me lots and lots of presents!" We made it to the living room and it all began!

I can not even explain how I felt the entire morning. I found myself tearing up on a few occasions. Watching my children light up with happiness just filled my heart. I love my family and my babies so very much. There is nothing better than seeing them so happy! This was just another "motherly" experience I had. It makes me think of how my parents must have felt for so long. Its one of those feelings that you cant truly understand until you are a parent.

Anyhow, the day was awesome just being together and feeling the strong sense of the season.