Santa came! Even though he had to wait until 9:15 on Christmas Eve for the two year old to fall asleep! Our kids always sleep in our room on Christmas Eve and I guess the excitement of that was just too much for such a little guy.
Daddy had a hard time getting up to see what Santa brought so Jonas was trying to help him along.
Checking out their loot.
Jonas was hilarious opening his stocking. Once the other two were almost all done we realized Jonas kept getting out the things that were on top and then putting them back in his stocking so he hadn't gotten very far!
Saydi and Weston have had t-shirt capes for a couple years and Jonas finally got his very own. They all got masks to go with their capes too.
She's saying, "This is what I wanted!" =)
"Dart guns?!"
The mess was much more mild this year because the kids threw things away as they went. I love the mess on Christmas morning.
Emmett was asleep during the opening of presents but when he woke up all three of the kids ran and got his presents (which we had let them open) and were showing him everything he got. Most babies wouldn't love having three kids in their face but Emmett just smiled away. Such a good baby.
We spent the rest of our day sliding down the stairs in the sleeping bags the kids got, playing, and watching daddy's Christmas movie - Man of Steel - and then had a big, yummy dinner. It was such a nice day.
Now we are excited to welcome in a new year. This one has had a few bumps. Mark started the year out with a surgery and also has dealt with ulcers and headaches this year which is kind of a big deal for our most healthy member of our family! We've also had challenges with his work and change in pay and such. But we've also been incredibly blessed. Adding Emmett to our family has been one of the best things to ever happen to us and our kids. He brings a calming spirit to the whole home. My kids have all continued to grow into respectful, obedient, fun, amazing people. And they are all super healthy which I could not be more thankful for. Our Christmas this year was made possible by amazing family members who listened to promptings from the Spirit and helped us to feel the Christmas spirit. We are being watched over and provided for and we are so thankful to go into 2014 knowing that and knowing that things are moving up from here. We are truly grateful and truly blessed!
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