Dec 28, 2010

Christmas Morning 2010...{Part I}



Nicholas could not wait to share in Gabriella's excitement on Christmas morning...he wanted to be the one to bring her downstairs and show her that Santa had come to visit.






Gabriella was just a little bit excited....



Once she began opening gifts this was what her reaction was:)



Daniel opened his cowboy boots and was thrilled! I can't believe I had a kiddo who asked for cowboy boots and I'm very happy he liked them:) Jordan helped Santa shop for the boots and what an adventure it was.

When Gabriella made her Santa list a new dolly was at the top of it ~ she was very happy when she opened her new dolly:)



The Dora Guitar brought lots of screams and giggles...


Daniel is now out on his own and loves things that make his apartment feel like home...a soft blanket made him almost as happy as his cowboy boots!


Jordan requested a "Jordan" Christmas and that is what Santa delivered! Jordan flip flops, socks, t-shirts, sweatshirts and sweat pants...he was quite the happy camper:)



Playing with his Jordan shoes:)


Nicholas is our little golfer...Santa delivered what he asked for in lots of golf items...he had fun going through them all and saying how he could use each one:)
Though all the gifts were nice it was the time we were able to spend as a family and reflect about the true meaning of Christmas that made it so special. This year wasn't rushed and for the first time we were able to enjoy time at home with our children and that made for a Very, Merry Christmas:)

Dec 27, 2010

Christmas Eve...



Our Christmas season in 2010 was one of change...changing some traditions we have had for several years, celebrating our very first Christmas with our new daughter as well as adding new items to our menu:) Steamed dumplings are something I can say we added for Gabriella this year and she truly screamed with excitement when she saw them!







Gabriella opening her very first Christmas present on Christmas eve...it was true joy seeing the her excitement shine from the inside out!



Aunti Tammi and Gabriella ~ I love their smiles!



Grammi sporting her new glasses!




Gabriella's joy and excitement continued ~ this is what the entire weekend was filled with:)




Nicholas loves many things in life and McDonalds is one them...he was pretty excited when he received a gift card from Aunti Tammi to Mc-a-D's:)



I forgot didn't take pictures when Gabriella was all dressed up for our church Christmas eve service. The service was beautiful and I can say that holding our baby girl in our arms while singing silent night was one of the best feelings in the entire world! After we came home and got comfy Curtis read "The Night Before Christmas" to Gabriella and she loved it! What thrilled us even more was when she was singing Happy Birthday Jesus...we are made sure she understood the real meaning of the season:) We did leave cookies and milk for Santa which were gone on Christmas morning:) Seeing Christmas in the eyes of a child again was truly amazing!


 
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