Happy Christmas!

Do they look tired? I had to stop myself from waking Jayla up but as soon as she did I sat her right in front of the tree. This picture was taken probably not even a minute after she woke up.

I love this expression! She just opened up her laptop computer. It was a her favorite present.

Blake was sick on Christmas Eve and Christmas and this was the only smile I got from him the whole morning. He really was a trooper because he did open all his presents by himself. I was so excited to give him this present because whenever he saw it in the store he would freak out. I even think that it's a pretty cool toy.

This was the aftermath and they didn't even have that many presents.

This Christmas was probably the best one for me in a while. As I mentioned before we went to Uruguay last year after Christmas so I was stressed about that. But this Christmas was fun. The kids are starting to get to the age that make if fun for me. I was up really late wrapping all the presents and getting their stockings ready but it was the first Christmas that I've gotten to do this and I really did enjoy it. But now I know why my parents kept telling us to go back to bed on Christmas morning when we were little.

Jayla almost liked her dollar bin stocking stuffers more than anything else. She got a necklace with Ariel on it and she never takes it off. She also got some Ariel socks and she wore them for three days in a row before I could sneak them into the wash. Blake had much more fun the day after because he wasn't sick any more and he actually played with his toys. I finally got him some boy toys and I'm glad that he likes them. I have nothing against him playing with dolls but I thought that I should even it out a bit.

Another thing that made this Christmas memorable is that I had a get together with some old friends. In the 9th grade we were all thick as thieves. We were always having parties or sleepovers and having a good time. I was so lucky to have these girls as my best friends and they helped me develop into the person that I am today. That sounds so corny but it's true. It had been way too long since I had seen some of them and not everybody could even come. They've all turned into amazing women and I'm so proud of them and their accomplisments. I love you girls!