Merry Christmas!

What kid sleeps in until 8:30 on Christmas morning?!? JC and Trinity, that's who! 

Meanwhile, their grandmother, who has been up since 5:30 AM, is bouncing off the walls waiting for them to awaken and come downstairs to open their gifts. (I admit that at 7:30 I grabbed my sleigh bells and jingled them a bit. The kids slept through that, but it got Sarah out of bed.)

Our tree.

The stockings, filled and ready to be opened.

Finally!! Trin cuddles Bailey while JC lines up behind her, ready to come see what is under the tree.

NOW they're awake and excited to rush and open their gifts!

Lisa and Sarah come trucking along, too.

Anxious to be able to get thank you notes to everyone, Trinity wrote down the name of each gift giver and what they gave her.

Lisa was getting a very special gift. I found a tin with puppies on it, and wrapped a bottle of dog shampoo and some doggie treats, and then put them inside.

She opened the shampoo first, and was a bit puzzled.

And then the light dawned.

"Are you getting me a DOG???"

Why yes. Yes we are. Merry Christmas, Lisa!

Granny Slash, Pooma, Jenny, Aunt Leslie, and Uncle Rick arrived at 1:00 for Christmas dinner.

Pooma, Jenny, Leslie, Rick, Lisa, Granny Slash.

We had a standing rib roast, ham, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, broccoli salad, Christmas jello, Beef House rolls, butter, strawberry jam, cherry jam, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, cherry pie, gingerbread, and Christmas cookies.

Needless to say, no one starved.

Then we had a family gift exchange.

Granny Slash, JC, Trinity, and Bailey.

Leslie and Rick.

Craig, Pooma, and Jenny.

Todd and Trinity admire the snowman apron Granny Slash embroidered for Sarah.

Granny Slash digs into her gifts.

Trinity shows her dad some of her gifts later in the day.

The rest of the afternoon we played games, gabbed, and ate pie. And then after dinner, we had a google chat call with Jessica, Kyle, Cole, and their families.  (We chatted with Curt earlier in the day.)

Merry Christmas!!