Christmas Morning

Christmas is finally here. After the Christmas Eve Service we put the kids to bed in their new Christmas pajamas. Roy and I had wrapped most of the presents already so all we had to do was put them under the tree and get the stockings filled. Before putting the kids to bed Roy went over the ground rules for Christmas morning: they couldn't get up until the sun came up. So, the next morning we were sleeping soundly when a little voice piped up from beside our bed. It was Lydia, I am guessing the older two talked her into being the one who had to come downstairs since she was the least likely to get into trouble. Anyway, Lydia came to Roy's side of the bed and said, "Daddy, I don't think the sun is going to come up today". Roy and I started laughing and looked at our clocks. Sure enough it was already 8am then we looked outside and saw how cloudy it was. Literally, the sun wasn't showing. Bless their hearts they were upstairs being so quiet and waiting so patiently for us. Needless to say, Roy told Lydia that he would come upstairs to get them in 5 minutes. I quickly turned the coffee pot on and got the cameras set up. Then it was time for the Christmas fun to begin.Roy trying on his new sport coat. Doesn't he look handsome?Lydia trying on her new Georgia sweashirt and hat. She was so excited! Abigail playing with her new Barbie horse and bath set. Caleb and Daddy setting up his new Star Trek Galaxy Bridge set.

Daddy playing the piano for Abigail to sing Christmas carols for me.

Lydia playing along to the carols with her new drum sticks.

Caleb reading his new book on the countries of the world.

All five of us had a wonderful Christmas, lots of wonderful presents and good times. We took a quick break from playing with our new gifts to eat breakfast, orange juice and pigs in a blanket. Then it was back to playing with our new stuff. We had a lazy morning just enjoying each other. What a Merry Christmas!