Pure Joy and Excitement!

   As most children in the world, Christmas morning lends itself to everyone having a ridiculous amount of giddiness for what will be awaiting early rising children!  At 6:45, Lucy called my cell phone from her grandparents cell phone upstairs and said they were all up and ready to see if Santa had come! The previous post has videos for you to witness the chaos (and screaming!).
    Evelyn didn't know what in the heck was going on but she had fun playing with the paper and chewing on anything she could get her hands on! The girls couldn't decide whether to open gifts, examine the Santa loot, read his letter, or do stockings! So many choices- ha!
    The girls got all they wanted! Santa brought them a basketball goal and balls. (grrrr.....walmart sent a damaged pole so they wont get it until this week) and Evelyn got a new pink wagon! Those were just the 'outside' santa gifts: indoors, there was a vanity, desk, 2 scooters, Taylor Swift tickets (!), new stroller for E, 2 guitars and giant teddy bears!  Then they got lots of other fun things like clothes, Uggs, lots of Lalaloopsy for alice, gift cards, shoes, board games, toys,etc!  Needless, to say Im ashamed that it looks like Santa's sleigh broke down here!

My cat Leon has not been seen since Friday and I was sure he was gone (aka dead) for good......I went to bed very sad last night b/c he had not been seen....but low and behold I went to preheat the oven this morning during the gift opening and he was meowing at the back door! what a christmas surprise!!!

after MUCH un-opening, assembling, trash gathering, etc....we just put Evelyn down for a nap and i'm happy to say I am curled in bed for a quick 'rest' if the other two will let me! ;-)

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas yourselves!