Christmas Day!

Well, we were all apparently on the "Good List" this year. Our Christmas was wonderful and white! It snowed a couple of inches! I love spending time with family & we are so blessed to be able to have Paul home from basic training to spend Christmas with us.
The girls actually slept in until a little after 8, which was nice for us since we didn't get to bed until late. Once the big girls were awake we went out & opened our stockings (after Paul started a fire in the fire place). Then we let the girls get their Santa gifts. They were so excited! Keeley has been asking for a telescope for months & months! We found an age appropriate one very inexpensively so she was ecstatic! Lillie got binoculars & was very happy too. Paul & I got a duel screen DVD player for the car from Santa. Isn't Santa great?! :o)
After they played with those for a while we got dressed & had breakfast. Paul made some yummy breakfast burritos & we had banana bread & fruit. It was very nice. Once that was cleared off the girls were ready to open presents. We headed to the living room & dug in! The girls got some nice things from Paul's parents. They got a play dough Hamburger factory, and little camo scripture cases with their own scriptures inside. They have been carrying those around ever since they opened them! Abbie got a little glow worm that plays good night songs. She really likes it! Been chewing on its antenna & staring at it when its face lights up. They also sent us towels that match our guest bathroom & the genius edition of Trivial Pursuit. (Come over New Year's Eve if you're feeling like a genius!)
Uncle Wayne got the girls each a Princess Barbie doll. They've been playing with those quite a bit too. He also got a stuffed pig for Abbie, which she smiled at as we opened it. Wayne got me a new crock pot cook book & gave Paul cash that he can spend at the PX on base.
Wayne made out pretty well too. We gave him a scarf, hat thingy that can be worn 4 different ways; a Wii remote control with a steering wheel; & a thing to wash his truck (the girls helped pick that for him). Plus his stocking full of goodies!
My mom made a Puppet Theater for the girls. It is really cute. She also gave them a bag full of materials to make sock puppets.
The girls also got some books, movies, & lots of ballet stuff from me & Paul. They've really been wanting to take ballet lessons, but that just isn't in the budget. So, I found this Bella Dancerella stuff that comes with a DVD that teaches various moves, ballet bar, & a mat that shows where their feet should be in different positions. Keeley was SO cute with that. She loved it! She put on one of her outfits & put the DVD in & danced away with it!! I'm glad that she liked it so much. I'm going to see about finding more of the DVDs so she can learn more dances.
After opening all of our presents we watched some of the new movies, took naps, played out in the snow, ate our goodies, & just enjoyed each other's company.
What a wonderful, fun Christmas day!