Most wonderful time of the year

Christmas time is such a great time for family. This year was a little different for us in that Hubs had to work every weekend leading up to Christmas. That put a strain on getting the shopping done with three kids in tow. But it all got done and we had a wonderful Christmas. I love traditions. I want our kids to have some Christmas traditions they can remember and cherish as they get older. This year we went over to my parents house on Christmas Eve. We had dinner and opened gifts. It was different since my sister from Illinois wasn't there with her family. So it was a small affair. We left there around 8 so we could come home and let the kids open gifts from us. It was so cute. They went from tree to tree gathering their gifts and making a stack. After they got all their presents Hubs said "Now I know why the bank account kept getting smaller!" I just ignored his claim :) They were so funny while opening their gifts. Buggers kept saying "I love it...I love it!" to everything. My favorite was when she opened her Hannah Montana slippers. She went nuts (probably because I have banned all things Hannah Montana). Bubby was hilarious too. He gets so excited and just keeps saying "cool!!! cool!!"
Hubs and I had a great gift exchange also. He got me a new camera...our old one was from when Buggers was born (over 4 years old). We doubled our megapixels and it makes such a difference! Hubs got a wide array of gifts including a wireless mouse, PS3 games, Dunder Mifflin shirt and other little things. I love buying for him. After we opened gifts, we hustled the kids off to bed with the promise of Santa's arrival. They eagerly went to bed all snuggled in their new bed tents.


The next morning Hubs, Piggle, and I all woke up to find Santa's gifts. Each kid got one (unwrapped) gift from Santa and a stocking full of "stuff". Piggle got to the tree first and she loved her toys from Santa. Hubs went in to wake the older ones and one by one they headed into the living room. One of my favorite things about Christmas morning is seeing those sleepy little heads stumbling towards the Christmas tree to see what Santa left for them.




They loved their Santa gifts. Buggers got a new bike and Bubby got a Nintendo DS and game.


I hope everyone had a great Christmas with their families!!