Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas 2014

I really think that this year marks the first year that Ben really "got" Christmas. The excitement over very little detail leading up ti the big day just fascinated him. We answered a million questions about Santa, Elfie (his elf on the shelf), reindeer, chimneys, gifts, sleighs, Rudolf and the list goes on and on. He must have asked us 20 times if we were sure that Santa knew that we moved! Christmas Magic is so real...just look into the eyes of my 4 year old!

Christmas morning the babies were the first up which was good so we got their diapers changed and they drank their morning bottle and then Ben came running into our room ready to go downstairs! He was so excited he could barely contain himself! He couldn't believe that Santa had brought him a tee-pee & a snowboard! He dumped out his stocking so fast and examined every little thing in it! Then he "helped" Abby & Will look through their stockings and to check out the activity garden that Santa brought them! Then he volunteered to pass out presents from under the tree. This year I decided to simplify things going forward each kid would have their own designated wrapping paper so it would be easier to pass out the gift and I wouldn't have to tag each gift! Ben was so excited! It was so cute! He tore through his gifts faster than I could have imagined! He kept putting them in his tee-pee so that "my babies won't get them"! He also was a great big brother and helped Abby & Will open their gifts! We asked him over and over what his favorite gift was but he would always answer the same..."All Of Them"! Abby was happy with just eating tissue paper and wrapping paper for her 1st Christmas! Will was starting to come down with a bug so he didn't have the best 1st Christmas but he did see to like his new cars!

After the presents were all opened we had our traditional bubble loaf & banana nut bread for breakfast! The next few hours were spent just as they should be on Christmas morning...in our jammies playing with all the new toys! After nap my parents, Patrick & Leah and Matt came over for dinner. We had our traditional lasagna & meatballs! We had a great afternoon & dinner with my family!