Santa Was Here!

This years Christmas was a great one! We kicked it off Christmas Eve night with our church's candlelight service which was good! After arriving back home, we let the kiddos open one gift- new PJ's! Then it was torturous to get them to bed- the excitement just wouldn't go away, but they finally let the visions of sugarplums dance in their heads!

The kiddos loved waking up and seeing that Santa had brought just what they asked for plus a few surprises! Silas asked for Lego City and a Taradactyl(sp) set. Brookie asked for a Dora babydoll.

Santa surprised them both with their very own guitars too! He also stuffed their stockings with many little items that were a big hit for both of them!

Santa brought mom and dad a new Dyson vacuum!! I had no idea that was coming, so I was pumped!! We have needed a new one for quite some time!! So now, no more excuses from me about my old vac not working- Santa sure did a good job this year!

The kiddos took their time opening their gifts from under the tree. They decided themselves that they would open them all before they opened any to play with- I was surprised at that. Some of the stand-out gifts were: Brookie- a princess piano, barbie car, jewelry box, and of course her Dora baby doll. Silas- drum set, legos, Toy Story Wii game, and a remote control helicopter.

Once all the gifts under the tree were opened and played with for a little while, we headed over to Sam's moms house for breakfast! The kiddos got a few other goodies there as well.

We headed back home and enjoyed the rest of the day just relaxing, watching movies, playing Wii, assembling legos and playing with all the new goodies! It was a great way to celebrate Christmas as a family!

We are so grateful for this holiday and what it reminds us of. We are so grateful for all our blessings and the people that surround us who love us! But most of all we are so grateful for our Savior and the sacrifice that he made so we could be here and enjoy all these blessings!

We hope that all of you had a great and memorable Christmas! We wish you the best for 2010!