Merry Christmas!

We had a great Christmas!  This year was a little different because Christmas fell on a Sunday.  It ended up being really nice.  Since we had church at 9:00, we told the kids they could get up and open their stockings and the present Santa brought them.  The others would have to wait until after church.  So, at 7:00 Christmas morning, the kids burst into our room yelling "Merry Christmas! Let's go open presents!"  

Abbi got just what she wanted, an All-American Girl doll.  She had designed her on the website and was so excited Santa knew exactly what she wanted!  She named her Audrey.  (It had to be an "A" name to be in our family).

Alex got a new set of tools and some projects to put together with the tools.  He loves fixing things around the house and is always the first one to grab a screwdriver to help.  He even knows the difference between a phillips and a flathead.  Smart!

Aaron and Alex using his tools to put together a car.

Adam got the one thing he wanted for Christmas... a brand new BMX bike.  Needless to say, he was extremely excited and couldn't wait to put it together and try it out.  Luckily for him, there was no snow and he was able to ride it.

Because I have such a hard time surprising Aaron (he's like a little kid and will do everything he can to find out what he is getting!), I found these awesome gift boxes at Bed, Bath and Beyond.  They are prank boxes but look absolutely real.  You simply put the real gift inside.  So, the real gift of a heart rate monitor watch went in the box and I wrapped it up.  

Aaron unwrapped his "iArm."  I started laughing so hard as he looked at the box and turned it over and over in his hands.  The look on his face was priceless.  I'm sure he was thinking "What the heck?"  By this time I was laughing so hard, I was crying.  He put the box to the side and went to grab another gift.  I, of course, said, "No, you have to open it."  To which Aaron replied, "No, I'm taking it back."  This only made me laugh/cry harder.  He finally got that it was a joke and ended up opening his real present.  I got him good this year!  I am so funny!

My favorite is the girl using her iArm to hold the bucket of water to wash the car!

We had a great Christmas!  I loved having church in the middle of our Christmas morning.  It really made the day special.  I loved being able to spend Christmas eve with the Marshall's and Christmas night with the McGee's.  Ali and Ben were in town this year and it was fun to see them too.  I am so grateful for our loving families and for my sweet kids and husband.  I am one lucky girl!  

Merry Christmas!