Merry Christmas!

Rachel went ice skating with friends while Erin Joy and I watched.

Santa came a day early to our house because we are flying to Idaho/Utah on the 25th (plane tickets are cheaper that day). Our Christmas Eve was December 23rd. Every Christmas Eve, the girls get new pajamas and a book inside their kitty pajama bags.
I love the "flip flop" slippers with Rachel's painted toes:)

The girls had fun on Christmas Eve making craft projects with their early Christmas presents from friends.




We don't have a chimney so we leave a magic key on the doorknob so Santa can come in.


We found a lady bug in our house on Christmas Eve!!! Alive!! That means good luck for somebody...hopefully us:)
I have been telling every Santa we see that Erin Joy wants her two front teeth for Christmas. It really embarrasses her. It worked!!! Her teeth have been missing for several months, but we just noticed today that they are indeed starting to come in. Wow!! Santa really came through!! What a fun Christmas surprise!
Hermy, our Christmas Elf, answered one of Rachel's letters about what treat Santa wanted on Christmas Eve. He responded that he gets tired of cookies and would really like chips and salsa. Score!!! Santa LOVES chips and salsa and was so pleased to have them for his midnight snack. The reindeer enjoyed the carrots.
Our stockings were very full...
Santa truly unloaded his sleigh at our house. Good thing he came a day early so he'll have room on his sleigh for other presents.
Checking out the stockings with our cat who was especially pleased with the catnip in her stocking.
So many presents...what a mess of wrapping paper. I think Santa needs to come back and clean up this mess.

Window markers...
I seem to recall one of my children falling out of the window doing something similar...

Erin Joy was happy with her "Flaries." She has wanted them ever since she watched the silly Barbie movie "Barbie and the Fashion Fairytale."
Rachel was very happy with her FurReal walking dog.
I was excited that they spent most of their time playing with the "pet vet" kit that Santa spent too much money on. For several years, Rachel's favorite thing at the children's museum was taking care of the stuffed animals at the vet clinic. That was a few years ago though and she isn't as interested in it as she was when she was 4-5 years old. I was so glad that they spent so much time playing with the kit and having fun taking care of their stuffed animals. It was fun to watch them and listen to them play.






Merry Christmas everyone!!