On Christmas Morn

 Opening their gifts from Santa. 

It's e'er something wooden in addition to e'er something he chooses for them. 

More angels for their nativity set. 

 Sister gift time! 

 Reading the carte du jour Emma made for her. 

 Her ain (purple!)stretching band! 

 A teeny tiny sewing kit!

 Opening their "something to wear" gifts. 

 CSDS pride! 

 Something to read. 

I went dorsum in addition to forth nearly who should larn which mass in addition to shared my dilemma with them. They decided that instead of each daughter beingness given a specific mass this twelvemonth they would similar these ii books to hold upwards for both of them. We told them that when they are grown in addition to moving into their ain homes they'll receive got to determine who takes which 1 amongst them. 

 It wouldn't hold upwards Christmas morn without Legos. Perhaps nosotros should include a "something to build" draw of piece of job inwards our poem! 

 Getting ready to opened upwards her "something you lot want" gift. 

 Her real ain (much wished for) hot mucilage gun! Pink, of course! 

 About vi months ago, Emma mentioned how much she wanted her ain Swiss Army Knife. I asked her what color, expecting to take away heed "pink" in addition to she replied "well, red, of course!" At 1 point, David told her that she should hold upwards 10 for a Swiss Army Knife of her own. So, because she was clearly expecting it for her birthday this coming Feb nosotros merely had to give it to her for Christmas (when she was to the lowest degree expecting it). 

 Her reaction to this wishing coming truthful was priceless! 

 Opening her "something you lot need" gift. 

 "Something you lot need" gift opening. 

 Emma- novel tools (since her others had been outgrown). Grace- a arts and crafts cart for all her crafting supplies! 

 Gifts from Miss Jane!

 Puzzles! 

 Beautiful sticker books that Jane brought dorsum from France. And yes, they are all inwards French (let's come across how French I recall from junior high in addition to high school)! 

 Trying out her steal knife. 

 Feeding the birds. Thanks Gramma Terri for the wonderful gift (and novel Christmas Day tradition)! 

Grace's "something you lot need" gift all assembled! 

Working on the Women of Science Legos. 

 Grace in addition to Emma's gift to me was the gorgeous snowflake tree topper I was wishing for! 

It's perfect!

Wishing those celebrating today the real merriest of Christmases! We are enjoying a ease "just us" holiday, in addition to reveling inwards the fact that on hand of everything nosotros receive got a white Christmas, too! No affair how you lot are celebrating today, hold upwards it amongst a large grouping or small, nosotros promise that you lot receive got a wonderful twenty-four hr menstruum amongst those you lot concord dear. Merry Christmas, friends, in addition to taste the concluding calendar week of 2017! xo