Opening Gifts - Christmas Day

Here are a few shots of the kids opening gifts from us on Christmas morning. I wish I had snapped more, but we were in a rush and I just didn't take as many pictures as I would have liked.

Christmas Morning - Gifts from Santa

We woke up early on Christmas morning to do gifts before heading up to KY. Ava had been asking Santa for a Barbe Princess Castle and Harrison wanted candy canes. :) Both kids were happy with all their gifts and it was so fun to see the excitement on their faces.

I just realized that I posted all of these backwards...and I am not redoing it. lol So start at the bottom if you want chronological order. ;)

The dragon was a big hit. He grabbed it and hugged it and said, "My dragon! I love it so much!" So sweet!

Harrison has to have his blankie in the mornings. ;)

We left Englebert where Santa could easily pick him up for his ride back to the North Pole. This year Ava made sure we left 9 pieces of celery for the reindeer.

Christmas Eve with the Rogers Family

Once again, we hosted Christmas Eve at our house and Nana, Pop, Aunt Bethany, Lester, and Liam came over to celebrate Christmas. This year we started with dinner, then opened presents, and finished the evening off with the Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at church. We are always rushed on this day, but I still love celebrating the evening at church. Seeing my children's faces in the candlelight as we celebrate Christ's birth is something that I never want to forget. :) I just wish I had pictures of it...maybe next year.

We thought this box was funny. It definitely did not contain Victoria's Secret though....

Loving their coaster cars from Nana and Pop

So hard to get a picture where everyone is doing what they are supposed to... ;)

Ava's Kindergarten Christmas Program

I decided to just catch up in chronological order and the first event that I haven't posted was Ava's Christmas program. This year the kindergarten class hosted a mini-music program and then invited the families to help their children with making gingerbread houses.

Ava was excited because she had a speaking part in the program and we spent a lot of time practicing it. :) Her line was from The Night Before Christmas and she had to say, "And I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself." She did a great job and her little singing parts were so cute!