Merry Christmas!!!! There is nothing that rivals the excitement and anticipation of Christmas morning! Luckily for Kris and I, our Christmas Eve festivities completely wore out all 3 of our girls who slept until about 8.
The second that their eyes were open they were ready to head for the stairs to see if Santa had come.
They must have been pretty good this year, because Santa came and he brought some pretty great stuff!
He had obviously received Riley's letter this year and clearly understood the importance of Frozen.
The big guy also brought a new doll house for the 3 of them to share,
A new playmat for Olivia and Piper's favorite....chocolate!!!!
We spent the morning as a family of 5, opening presents, playing and eating pancakes...it was a pretty perfect start to our day.
My favorite present under the tree is always the one the Riley makes for us. This year was even better, because the special ornament she made was accompanied by a hand written card that she could read herself...Kindergarten rocks!
I arrived with my camera a couple of seconds too late to capture Piper, after all of the present opening just laying back on the floor, drinking her bottle and staring up in our tree so contented. A moment I was so glad that I witnessed.
Followed shortly after by this moment...I couldn't resist!
This is what a very sleepy baby looks like after all of the excitement from her very first Christmas morning....
After we peeled ourselves out of our jammies (and put clothes on Piper), we headed to back to Gigi and Pop's to just hang with family.
It was a day spent reading, playing, working on puzzles and nibbling on cookies and fudge and being surrounded by the people we love!
We finished off a pretty perfect holiday with a yummy Italian dinner and family game night. We also saved the best for last and let Riley Roo open one last present on Christmas evening...her American Girl doll.
I love everything about this time of year, especially having my sweet girls to celebrate it with. We made lots of new memories and this year is made even more special by the addition of our sweet Olivia.
It was an amazing Christmas and I could not be more thankful for our family near and far who surround us and our girls with so much love, we are beyond blessed!
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