Christmas Day

So this is Christmas morning...despite all of Cubby and my best efforts, it was still utter and complete chaos. We recorded quite a bit, but didn't get too many still shots at our house. Still, you get the picture. Santa brought Kari a new little kitchen set, Christian a race track, and Emily the veteranarian's kit that she'd written him about :-). Mommy and Daddy also came through with some fun gifts; Mommy got a Kindle and Daddy even ended up with a new waffle maker (and we have waffles about once a week!). Kari was a funny girl Christmas morning. She took her sweet time making her way through all of her gifts. In fact, I think between her kitchen set, new baby doll, and the pistacios she got in her stocking, she was set.

Kari vs. the pistacio.

She wins! After church (which was at 11:00 and only 1 hr....best church day EVERRRR!!) we took naps (well, Cubby, Kari and I did). Then, we made our way over to Mom's for some more presents and a yummy pizza dinner--ever had Whole Foods' pizza? It's good. Emily was excited to receive a Vet's coat (complete w/Dr. Emily tag) to go with her vet kit.

Kari was very excited to get a darling baby pram and new baby doll. (Here she is, with her new hat that she loves, waving to the baby.)And Christian could hardly contain his excitement when he opened the kids' gift from Gpa Harvey--a Wii! He has been playing at friends' houses and really liked it. So, when Harvey asked about getting the kids one, we agreed that it would be a fun family thing to have--and, as long as we monitor Christian's time on it :-), it has been great!The kids also received the "Angry Birds" board game from Auntie Erin and they've been playing it quite a bit too. Good times. Finally, after a long and very good day, it was time for some stories before bedtime. To quote Christian (who shouted this at least a dozen times throughout the day), it was the "Best Christmas EVERRRR!!"