Christmas Day

Christmas Eve started at 6 am on the 24th when I got home from work and the kids were up, begging to open their Christmas Eve (Stringham family) gifts. So... we let them open Gma and Gpa's!!

Jackson seemed to "get" unwrapping!!

Then we went to dinner at Nan and Poppop's at 2.

Jackson love to watch football with Jason!!

And he's starting to love to climb too.

The girls were so excited that they were sitting with their first gifts before we even finished dinner.  They were ecstatic when we finally told them they could start unwrapping...

The Liounis grandkids...

Jaylee 9, Jennibelle 6, Morgan 2, Cole 16m, Jackson 9m

Jackson and Cole love to play together and give each other kisses!!  ;)

After we heard Santa's sleigh bells, we headed out to do our Traditional Christmas Eve sneaking around!!!  Then we got home and  baked Santa some cookies, left out carrots for the reindeer, wrote Santa Thank you notes, opened Uncle Brian's gifts, read Twas the Night Before Christmas and the story of Jesus' birth, sang some Christmas carols and got the kids into bed by 9pm.  Then Jason and I put together Jackson's gift (see below), brought down all the gifts from the attic, cleaned up (b/c I like the house to be clean in pictures and Jason is nice enough to humor me) and got to bed by 11pm.  Successful Christmas Eve, in my book!!!

Here's what Santa left us:

And here is what we left at the end of the fun...

And here's some in-between pics...

Everyone seemed to love Jackson's BIG gift!!!

and Jackson seemed to love his keys:

Jaylee gave Jenni a Queen sized bed:

Jenni got Jason Linoln Logs b/c she knew that he loved them growing up!!

Jason also got a "Dad's Against Daughters Dating Democrats" Tshirt, Hot Sauce, a Gun Cleaning Kit, a Wooly Hat, a Mousepad, a Coffee Mug, Slippers and a Blue Tooth Ear piece. 

Jackson's truck is almost as big as him!

Jenni' Barbie Furniture box was bigger than she was!

Jenni got me neclaces, Jaylee got me a few cake mixes and accessories since we have our island to bake on now and Jackson got me a zoomier lens for my cool-girl camera.  Jason also got me karaoke stuff.  I made out:)

Jaylee's gifts included:

Monster High dolls x2, Crib Life doll, American Girl doll and clothing, Alligator head, Bike, Book, Tackle box w/ supplies, Hello Kitty shirt, Walkable LPS, Chuckee Cheese and Target gift card and a Crayola Art Board.

Jenni must have been on the "Nice" list as well...

Moxie girl and boy doll, Walkable LPS, a Gameboy, Barbie Furniture, a Robe and Slippers, a Queen sized bed, a Doll from Nan, a colorable Bear, Chuckee Cheese and Target gift cards, and a Book!

And then there is Jackson...

Big Jungle Gym, Truck, Clothes, Ball, Bubble blower, Electronic House and Turtle Book, Keys, Shaving kit,  Elephant game, Shape sorter and Follow that Bird movie.

Plus... he literally woke up with HIS TWO FRONT TEETH barely poking through the gums!!!!

After a breakfast from Jason and a long parent's nap, we took our Nativity pictures...

Jaylee- Wise man, Jenni - Shepard, Jackson - Joseph

Dolls - Mary and Baby Jesus

Nan and Poppop stopped by to see all of the kids' goodies...

Home made Christmas meal...

Ham, Mashed potatoes, home made stuffing (YUM!!), gravy and corn...

Started out great, until Jackson really choked on mashed potatoes and then proceeded to VOMIT all over the highchair!!!!!!!

Does he not know that for the past 15 months, I wake every morning praying that he will make it through another day and then he goes and chokes whenever he gosh darn feels like it?!?

Tonight I got to "play" with my new lens....

Jenni painted this Santa... I LOVE IT!!!

Jaylee and her American girl doll from Nan and Poppop...

looks just like her!!

Jaylee made a lot of her family Jaylee-made ornaments this year...

mine is the "M" one...

MERRY CHRISTMAS Y'ALL!!!!!