On Christmas morning our sweet Lilly awoke first and waited for her brothers to wake. She didn't mind nor did she even ask me if she could go downstairs! We laid in bed and watched TV with Gabe and waited until Luke woke up. Then, we woke Ella up and headed downstairs.
In my family growing up mom and dad always took a stair shot on Christmas morning and the tradition lives in our family!
In my family growing up mom and dad always took a stair shot on Christmas morning and the tradition lives in our family!
Lilly quickly ran through the room and opened all of her presents. She was a whirlwind of excitement. Ella saw a barn that Santa had not wrapped and sat down and played with it for 30 minutes. We had to coax her to look at her other gifts, including the dollhouse she asked Santa for.
The boys were happy playing with stray paper, looking at the girls' toys, and drilling. They were very calm and peaceful.
Oliver had been with us for 3 days and was as good as gold (and remains that way). We really lucked out with this puppy!
My favorite picture of the day! All of our kids hammering together.
When they heard my flash pop up for the picture they both turned around in sync.
After we opened presents, ate sausage and egg casserole, and relaxed a bit, we headed over to Thomas and Jackie's house as we do every Christmas morning. They are definitely our family away from home.
Stephie loving on Gabe.
Jackie loving on Luke.
As usual, they spoiled our kids. They have such a warm and loving home. The kids feel so comfortable there and I love that.
The next two pictures melt my heart. Luke opening his gift...
Gabe opening his gift...
I love their reactions!
And our sweet Ellabell...
And our sweet Ellabell...
Before we left Thomas tried to take a family picture. This is the one I chose because the whole thing was so ridiculous all we could do was laugh. There were two injuries in the process. Totally insane but so worth it.
Love the Di Nunzios so much!
When we got home the boys napped and when they woke Babcia came over to spend the afternoon and have dinner. Santa left one surprise for the kids in the basement. He set up a cafe for the kids using their play kitchen. There was a window, curtain, new table and chairs, new food, etc. Luke sat right down and drank the water Lilly poured for him.
Apparently I stopped taking pictures and don't have any evidence of our delicious dinner except for the turkey...
Andy made a delicious meal and we enjoyed time with Babcia before calling it a day. A great day.
Oliver says, "I hope your Christmas was merry!"
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