Merry Christmas!

We had a very low-key Christmas Day, just the five of us - though it started VERY early. Kenna and Cullen were up at 4:45! Robert got up with them and let me "sleep in" - until 6:00. By then Camden was up too.

Santa brought Nintendo DS Lites for Kenna and Cullen and they started right in playing with them - even though they didn't have a game for them. Apparently you can send text messages between them, so they are loving that. They also enjoyed all the goodies that were in their stockings that you can see scattered on the floor all around them:

Santa brought a "Ben 10 Alien Force Creation Chamber" for Camden. There are a bunch of little plastic alien parts that can be combined in the machine to make different aliens. Robert had a great time putting it together:

Camden loved the Planet Heroes Solar Station that Robert and I gave him:

We gave Kenna and Cullen games for their Nintendos. Lucky for us, Santa had come through on those!

Cullen spent a good bit of his day staring at that little screen:

Santa even filled Dixie's stocking:

After present opening, we watched the Disney Christmas parade and spent the rest of the day playing. The kids didn't even get out of their pajamas - what a great way to spend a day! I'm so thankful for this special time of year when we spend extra time with family. And I'm especially grateful for the reason that we celebrate - God loving us enough to send us His Son, who would provide the way for us to be part of His family!

Merry Christmas!