Merry Christmas!

Christmas morning is so exciting! I still get just as excited as the kids do, and find it hard to sleep. We told the kids that they had to stay in bed until 6:30, so we got a wake up call promptly at 6:31.

Looks like Santa made it to our house:)

Kate was not super happy about waking up so early, until she saw that her stocking had been filled.

The kids must have been very good this year, as they got most everything on their wish lists plus a few extra surprises!

Emily and Tyler both asked for a DS and spent lots of time playing!

Are you surprised that a Harry Potter wand was on the top of Gavin's list?

Kate was loving ripping the paper off of her presents.

This shirt just screams Tyler!!!

Emily with Kate's Zhu Zhu pet. She liked her sister's better than her own. Oops!

Sing-a-Ma-Jigs for everyone!

Look at the eyes on the kids in these pictures. There is, indeed, something magical about Christmas!

Gavin really wanted Tangled characters. I thought that was such an interesting choice! Come to find out, it was really just the horse that he wanted.

Kate loves her baby.

And Gavin loves his Webkin.

Tyler was really excited and could hardly wait to give his gift to Travis. He worked really hard getting this #1 dad key chain just perfect.

We had a really fun and relaxing day. We had Grandma and Grandpa Paul over for breakfast and spent lots of time playing with toys and games.

After Kate's nap, we headed to Grandma and Grandpa Shorty's house for more fun!

Harry Potter made an appearance at the party. Gavin was so excited when Ty and Jess gave him this Harry Potter gear. He is now convinced that he looks EXACTLY like Harry.

Tyler loves to organize his gifts before he has to put them away, and take a picture of them so he will never forget what he got that year.

Gavin thought that was a great idea!

What a fantastic Christmas! We are already counting down to next year!