Saturday, January 05, 2013

Christmas

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While this Christmas was cloaked in a heavy wool blanket of sadness, we all tried to make it special for the kids. Christmas is about hope and I certainly look to Addie, Eliza and Xavier for strength as their joy and innocence warms my heart.

Christmas Eve the kids opened one present each - new pjs of course. How cute are our three little Santas?! Christmas morning the girls were surprised with a giant dollhouse from Santa and Xavier got an airplane toy plus all the stocking stuffers. After that it was pancakes for breakfast and then opening tons of tons of presents under the tree before going to pick up Nana, Pop-Pop and Uncle Drew from the airport.

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Taking a break to read their new books.

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rip and tear

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Trying out her stocking stuffers

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Caroline her new American Girl doll from us, fancy velvet dress from Gran and the dollhouse from Santa

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Eliza immediately removing all of Bitty Baby's clothes

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Boy and robot

3 comments:

Gran said...

I love that, given the plethora of toys, they all gravitate to books.

auntie snorg said...

i love seeing them all so excited. i'm so glad you had christmas joys to celebrate with the kiddos.

Genevieve said...

love the jammies!