Christmas Day

Christmas morning started out slow as we waited for Jack to get up. We were at the Mecham's until midnight so he was slightly tired. We made cinnamon rolls for breakfast, and once he woke up and we got the ball rolling, it was pure excitement! Jack and Anderson were so fun and loved getting their Santa gifts and then moving onto the presents. They were ridiculously spoiled and were loving every minute of it.

Santa brought Jack his "BEEnoculurs" as he calls them. He has been asking for these for months and months!

Forget the Gerber snacks that came in Anderson's stocking. He moved right on to the goods in Jack's. He is so funny with treats and cookies and candy. He LOVES them! If he sees you with anything in those categories, he wants to be a part of it. His peanut allergy rules out a lot of that kind of stuff but I'm thinking in this situation, that's not a completely bad thing!

This little farm has a button you push that plays music and he pushed it over and over and over and would jump up and down and bounce every time it played.

It seemed like every toy the boys opened was the coolest thing ever. Jack especially was in love with EVERYTHING from new clothes, his tool set, movies, books, maps and everything that he opened. I loved watching the smiles on their faces and taking it all in. If only every day could be so exciting.

The damage.

And this picture is BEFORE we started filling the beanbags that Grandma Heaton made for the boys. The little styrofoam balls made a disaster! Luckily, Justin got a heavy duty shop vac that he was excited to put to use.

The bean bags were a hit. :)

We had a great Christmas. We were all spoiled by our families and we are so thankful to them and for all of their thoughtfulness. We were able to talk and skype with everyone, but it made us miss everyone that much more. This is our second Christmas that we have spent here in Cleveland with just us and it is so much easier (and cheaper!) than flying to see family, but we really did miss them.

It was a lazy day filled with movies and new toys. We just hung out in our pj's and ended the day with a drive to see Christmas lights. Both boys fell asleep on the way which sort of defeated the purpose but it was a nice drive anyways.

Even though the Christmas season has already come and gone, I really did try to ponder and reflect on our Savior, Jesus Christ. It is one of my goals to try and keep that going throughout the year. I want to try harder with my kids to teach them who He is and why we strive to keep our focus on Him.

Merry Christmas!