Ho, ho, ho!

Christmas Day is here! We had a busy day planned and after a late night on Christmas Eve, we had to wake up both of the kids at 8am. Aubrey was excited to get downstairs to see all of the presents left behind by Santa. We weren't able to take any pictures during this time since we each had one of the kids. But, we did get a picture of the stockings. They were too heavy to hang so they are just "placed by the chimney with care" instead.

After opening gifts and playing for a bit, we packed up the car and drove to my parents' house for a few days. Christmas day is the day we celebrate with my extended family. It was nice to see Grandma and Grandpa Harkey. As they age, I know my visits with them will be few and far between so I try to appreciate the moments I have. I know Grandma was thrilled to be able to spend the day with all three of her kids as well.

It was day three of opening gifts and Aubrey was still excited! Luckily there were only a few to open as her steam runs out quickly. She got some furniture and family members to go with her new dollhouse from Santa so she was thrilled. Tyler has just as much fun with the boxes and paper. We expected as much though.

Saturday was day four (the last) of Christmas celebrations. My brother and sisters came over with their families to celebrate. Again, many more presents. Aubrey wanted to open presents right away but since she was to wait, she didn't want to open them anymore. So, Daddy and I did all of the opening for both kids. We know the day will come when they both tear through them so fast that we won't even know who they came from.

Aubrey's face before and after receiving her presents

Tyler helping with presents and wearing his new Sox hat

Once again, our trip back home was much too short. But, with the kids, it was all that we/they could handle. Tyler still doesn't sleep very well and it's even worse away from home. When he doesn't sleep well, neither do we.

We had a wonderful Christmas and cherish our time with our family. We know the kids will grow quickly so we want to appreciate every day when they are little. Only 363 more days for the kids to be good so they stay off of Santa's naughty list. :)