The blessings of Christmas....

What a day! There is nothing like the feeling of waking up on Christmas morning. Cooper and Jax woke up at the crack of dawn! They couldn't wait to run downstairs to see what Santa had brought.Unfortunately, we made them wait a little longer until Zoe and Cole woke up!
They were ready to go...
Cooper got the Pocket Rocket motorcycle and Guitar Hero he had asked for!
Zoe got the WaveBoard she asked for!
Jax got the surfboard he had asked for!

Everyone got lots of fun things including video games, craft kids, jewelry, sports jerseys, clothes and shoes! Joe and I were spoiled too. Grandma, Grandpa, Poppe, and Santa outdid themselves again!

On to stockings...
After a quick breakfast, everyone headed outside to play with some of their new toys.
After playing and eating, it was time to head back home to see what Santa had brought to our house and for the kids to open their gifts from us! Boy that Santa is busy!

Santa brought Cooper a new skateboard and a baseball bat and gloves.Zoe got the Wii Outdoor Challenge game and a pair of gold minnie mouse earrings.
They got a new tetherball, a few more games, some books, hats, etc. Joe got the back massager he had been wanting and even the dogs got their stockings and presents!


It was a wonderful couple days full of family, gifts, and food. We are so blessed to have the life that we do. Even though things aren't always perfect, we are reminded how lucky we really are. Unfortunately, Sonya and Martin weren't able to be with us today. Martin was with his girlfriend and her family, and Sonya had come down with an awful flu. Hopefully next year!

Whew...I'm beat! Off to start putting away all of the fun gifts!