Merry Christmas 2010

Merry Christmas 2010!!!

Our Christmas morning began at 4:30 am.  "Mommy!  Daddy!  Santa came!  Can we open our presents?"  Liam was wide awake and ready to go.  I explained that it was still night time and we needed to wait for Gabey and Landon to wake before we could start.  After about an hour of him asking "is it time yet?" Liam finally fell back asleep.

At around 7:30 am, I hear Gabe and Landon taking to each other about how Santa had come.  I shot our of bed to make sure they didn't start tearing into presents.  We sat and talked about Santa and their gifts for a bit before Liam came running out of our room ready to tear into his presents.  Christmas morning had officially begun!!!

Our cookies and carrots for Santa and the reindeer.  Each of the boys got to leave a carrot and pick out a cookie for Santa.  Of course we needed to leave some milk to wash it all down.

A new tradition:  a Christmas Eve bedtime story... The Polar Express.  LOVE this book and LOVE that our boys have fallen in love with it too.

The mountain 'o presents!  Looks like an insane amount... and it is.  But, there are presents from Aunts and Uncles in here too.

O Christmas Tree!

Apparently Santa isn't a big fan of sugar cookies.

LOVE this pic of the boys standing around the tree Christmas morning.  They were so excited.  Santa had come!

The first of many Light Saber (or "Light Saver" as Liam would say) fights.

"Toy Story 3!!!  I knew that you would be under the Christmas tree!" ~ Liam as he opened his gift.

Cliff helping Landon shoot Liam's bow.  Not sure how they pried this out Liam's hands!

Landon and Gabe cooking up some BBQ on Christmas morning!

Liam with his new bow.  "It's just like Daddy's!"

Gabey showing off Liam's Kung Zhu Zhu pet.  Pretty sure he thought this was his toy!

Little Lander Bear and Daddy reading Going On A Bear Hunt... Landon's absolute favorite book.  Santa knew and left it in his stocking!

Landon (aka Bumblebee) showing off his new helmet.  This thing is so heavy that he nearly toppled over head first when he first put it on.  Didn't stop him from wearing it the bulk of Christmas morning!  :)

New food for the grill from Aunt Meggie!

"May I take your order?"  Gabe working the McDonald's window with his new toy from Aunt Megs.

Another cool gift from Aunt Meggie.  Gabe modeling Landon's new chef's gear for his grill.  What a cutie pie!

When Liam opened these super cool Buzz Lightyear wings from Aunt Megs he said "This is the best Christmas ever!".  The wings pop out and also retract with the push of a button.  It really is a cool toy that Gabe is certain is his.  (Notice a trend here?!)  He calls them his "Buzz pack pack".  We lost many an ornament off our tree that morning due to the extra wing span, but the boys had a blast!  :)

Christmas keeps getting better and better at our house. Having a three year old and two two year olds was SO much fun this Christmas season. Seeing and hearing the boys getting so excited about Santa truly warms my heart. Liam, Gabe, and Landon I hope you always believe in the magic of Santa. There is nothing better than seeing Christmas through the eyes of a child.

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year!