Christmas

Sunday morning Hallie & Grace woke up about 8:15 and we got up. The kids were able to look at what Santa brought them, their stocking, and a few gifts before having to get ready for church and have some breakfast. Em slept until 9 so she caught a few minutes of the action before we headed to church

            Hallie got a puppet set and everything she needs to put on all the shows she can think of

                             Gracie got the castle Barbie house she has been asking for for months

They were both super excited about everything they found. In Hallie stocking she got...some hot tamales, lip gloss, reeses pieces, bubble tape, and a pez set

Gracie got in her stocking sour patch kids, a best friend charm necklace(she gave the other one to Hallie), a pez set, bubble gum, lip gloss, and licorice

I loved their they hair in their curlers

Em got a car track from Santa

As you can tell Hallie REALLY loves bubble tape

I got a pastry blender, mentos, and lindor truffles in my stocking

Matt got oreos and some spicy almonds that he loves

Then we decided to open a few more gifts before church

The girls each got a couple new ornaments for their trees

They were so great at taking turns so Matt and I got to see them open everything. They both got some quiet things to do during sacrament meeting

Hallie's colorblast(church thing) and Gracie her binoculars(she can't stop talking about)

Gracie loved her coloring book from her preschool teacher...I really don't think she makes any money with all the money she spends on the kids and the activities they do

Hallie got about a dozen chapter books that probably she will read in less than a month! This girl loves to read and we couldn't be more proud of her

Gracie really wanted Legos and she was so excited/surprised when she found some of them under the tree

I love her crossed legs as she was so focus on checking her Legos out

Gracie loves Gnomeo and Juliet

Hallie got a horse and stable Lego set...they will keep the girls busy for days

Elana of Avalor has been one of the things on Gracie's mind since the show came out...as you can tell she was pretty excited with her Barbie. The look on their faces never gets old

When Em finally woke up she was greeted by eager sisters who wanted her to open her presents. Im sure it was pretty confusing since we have been telling her not to touch the gifts for weeks

She is very into Mickey Mouse right now and she was very happy to find Mickey in her stocking. Her poor face was all red from having the viral slap face that both the other girls had the previous week but it didn't seem to bother her

She was anxious to get her cars out of the wrapping to get them on the track

Em's rocking horse was a highlight for all the girls. Em was not really wanting to share initially so Hallie and Grace had to patiently wait for their turn. Em quickly picked up on how to rock the horse as well as push the button to make it neigh and move its head

While Matt and I got ready Hallie put on a puppet show for the girls

I really didn't like having Christmas on a Sunday. I found myself wishing we would have opened gifts on Saturday so we could just enjoy the day instead of feeling rushed to get ready for church and get there on time. Matt had to be there early to help set up the sacrament since the 3 wards were meeting together. So we quickly got ready and headed out to church. We had gotten about 6 inches of snow through the night and it was still snowing. I love having a white Christmas. To me it just doesn't feel like Christmas without snow. The girls looked beautiful. The only way to describe the picture below is blessed.

The program at church was beautiful. They had an amazing bells program to go along with the other music. After church we hurried home to enjoy the rest of our Christmas

After the girls opened their gifts they were off to play with them and Matt and I took a few minutes to open our gifts. I was super excited about Matt opening his gifts since I had a few big surprises and I'm never super great at getting him something he super loves. He got a new coat, snow boots, a pullover jacket, and his big surprise was his Bose headphones! They are top of the line noise canceling, blue tooth, quality headphones. I got an Instapot, Sorel snowboots, truffles, fashion boots, some clothes, kitchen stuff, and a certificate to get our family pictures done.

That afternoon Matt's parents, Chris, Krissy, and Chris's friend Michelle came to dinner and see what we got for Christmas. It was nice to have them here really it was one of the best family get togethers we have ever had with that side of the family. It was fun to catch up on whats going on in everyones lives and what they are looking forward to in the new year. Everyone was starving since they had spent the day stopping to visit family but really hadn't been fed anywhere along the way. We had ham, rolls, jello, stuffing, and scalloped potatoes. We also had cheese cake and turtle pie for dessert. We played games and while we ate our dessert the girls put on a play for us with their puppets. I only wish our get togethers could be like this all the time. It was a great way to end our Christmas Day.

Since we forgot to take pictures on Christmas Eve of the girls in their pjs we put them in the second set they got and got our picture. I love these girls, the love they have for each others, and the patience they have for Matt and I as parents. Christmas is magical with kids and we couldn't imagine our lives without them. They are our world

Merry Christmas everyone
Matt was excited to buy the girls a puzzle and continue the tradition of doing a puzzle over Christmas break. Fittingly it was a fairy puzzle