Christmas!!

Christmas was SO fun this year!  The boys were at great ages for it and loved every minute.  We are blessed to live close to family and be able to see both of them for celebrations.  Christmas Eve is spent with the Plaisiers- we eat dinner, go to church, and then back to my parents to open gifts.  Caroline was awake for dinner and part of church, but slept through the entire gift opening.  Christmas morning we did stockings and ate a nice breakfast at home before heading to church again and then coming home to open gifts.  Caroline once again missed all of the gift opening!  Christmas evening is spent with the Batts- opening gifts and then eating dinner.  Caroline did hang in there for presents at that party :)  I am so disappointed that I forgot to bring my camera to the Batts (keeping track of three kids and all of the stuff that comes with them keeps me busy!) so if anyone has pictures from that party to forward on I'd appreciate it!  

Christmas was a wonderful time spent with family and reflecting on the greatest gift of all- Jesus' birth.  As Tommy prayed at dinner last night- "Jesus, I hope that you had a wonderful birthday and aren't too sad that it is all over."   Enjoy the pictures from our celebrations!

Tommy

Nonnie and Tommy- he was SO excited he had a hard time sitting still!

Henry would open a gift and then be satisfied with whatever was in that box for a long time.  He would have been happy opening one gift all weekend.

One of Henry's absolute favorites- Papa gave both boys a toy construction set- it has a hat, safety goggles, tool belt, clamps, hammer, screwdriver, and a bunch of other things that I don't know the name of!

Reading a new book with Uncle Trevor

Testing out Henry's new sleeping bag!

Checking out cousin Andrew's socks

How does this work?

Tommy was thrilled to discover that Santa had come and left a note!  He was really into Santa this year- he even took a pair of Nathan's white socks, decorated them with glitter paint and markers with drawings of reindeer and wrapped them all up to leave for Santa.  Tommy was so happy to read in the note that Santa loved them and couldn't wait to show Mrs. Claus :)

Tommy with his new toy from Nonnie and Papa- he could hardly put it down Christmas morning to open the rest of his gifts!

  

Probably my favorite picture out of all the Christmas pics- Nathan and Henry with their new toys- figuring out how they work.

Proof that Caroline was around at Christmas- testing out the Bumbo chair with her new tray and rattle :)