Stocking are probably my favorite part.
Here are the kids at the top of the stairs. They haven't seen if Santa has come yet. Shawn and I make them wait right there while we go turn on the lights and then we gasp and act astonished which makes the kids EXTREMELY excited and antsy to come running down those stairs. They can see us and our reactions but don't know what we are looking at. I love this part too.
Then we wave the flag and they flood down those stairs!
Everyone runs to his or her area and begins checking everything out. Usually they very quickly gravitate to their favorite item. Levi's two requests this year were a new Cars police car (his other one broke into a million pieces a while back!) and a blue bag of skittles.
Elle was given my childhood James Avery ring by my mom this past June. She wore it for less than a week before losing it forever at the swimming pool. It was a sad and hard lesson on responsibility, for her to learn. Santa brought her the same ring so she could try again. She loves that ring and wears it 24/7 and it looks so cute on her finger.
Ava didn't hurt her foot....she wanted crutches. I think she had given up hope on getting them because she asked for them for her birthday and we were adamant that she wasn't getting them. This are THE toy in our house right now! It cracks me up to see them hobbling around on those crutches. They also got an arm sling and two different sizes of ace bandages. Hilarious.
This is always my favorite view of Christmas. I go up on the stairs and look down at the entire living room floor covered in all kinds of great things!
Santa was so good to us this year :)
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