The tradition in our family goes as follows:
1) I take a picture of the gifts Santa left for us after the kids have woken up (I made them sleep in our room this year...I caught Chase trying to escape at 1:00 in the morn. to see if Santa came)...
and 2) I take a picture of the kids before they see if Santa came. They claim they hate this...and so does Kirk. Kirk thinks the kids should be able to go out into the family room to see if Santa came BEFORE we wake up. Why keep them from peeking you ask? Well, b/c then the parents (especially the mom who has worked so hard to make their kids Christmas so special) miss out on their first reaction to what Santa left. And, you run the risk of the kiddies opening up some of the gifts.
Faith and her American Girl Doll...changing her earrings.
Chase playing w/his DS. His cousins got them too. They've been nonstop "DSing" it since Christmas. May he enjoy his limitless play until school starts.
When Ty and Crew woke up, they were surprised to see new toys to play with.
Kirk performing an operation in order to detach a toy from it's packaging.
The babies' favorite gift...Fruit Loops.
Chase schooling my sis. Tara on Bakugans.
If you ever have an old cell phone you're not using, let us know. They seem to be a big hit.
Our biggest Christmas gift, Kingston. He's an Arabian colt. He's a pretty chestnut color...a bit muddy here. We're able to keep him at my parents' place.
Faith feeding Kingston a carrot. She's in love!
Kirk and Kingston bonding. Kirk's even more in love!
Faith bought a new hat with her Christmas money. She wanted to take a picture w/me...but was a bit sad here b/c she didn't want Kirk and I to leave to go out for our anniversary...
Our 11th anniversary on Dec. 30. Feels like our 5th!
