Evangeline came into our room sometime in the middle of the night or early morning. She woke up around 6:00 and was chomping at the bit to go down stairs, but Jed wasn't up yet so we made her wait a while. Finally around 6:50 we told her that we would wake Jed at 7:00. At one point during that 10 minute wait I rolled over to look at her and she was sitting straight up with Kyle's phone in her hand just watching the clock. She was SO excited. We got Jed and headed down stairs to see if Santa came. Evangeline squealed with excitement when she got in the living room. Jed stood in amazement at they both checked out the huge tee pee that Santa had left for them. (It's a good thing we don't have furniture in that room yet. The tee pee barley clears the ceiling.)
Jed could not stop pointing up at the tee pee. He had a big smile on his face. He was probably seriously wondering what in the world was going on.
Inside the tee pee Santa had left Evangeline craft supplies and Jed received some books. They both got a book in their stockings and some treats. Evangeline got the book she asked Santa for, Magic Reindeer. Jed got the book, How to Drive Your Sister Crazy.
After the coffee was made we exchanged our family gifts. Jed's favorite gifts seemed to be a fork and spoon from Mommy and Daddy and Sesame Street figures from Evangeline.
A few of Evangeline's gifts included the next Little House book we are ready to read and a spy kit from Jed.
Her most favorite gift was a box of cat toys and cat treats. She was totally confused when she found these things inside the box. It took her a minute to process that she was going to get her long wished for cat for Christmas. She was bursting with excitment!
I used to think that nothing could ever top being a kid at Christmas. I now know that being a parent at Christmas is way better. Christmas morning is always so magical. The whole thing.
Last year I really slipped on Christmas breakfast. I was not going to make that mistake again this year. This year I made buttermilk cheese biscuits with 3 kinds of toppings, apple butter, cheery butter and sweet onion jam.
We spent the rest of the afternoon at the farm. Jed and Cale are fun to watch. Jed is in to absolutely everything. He is like a bull in a China shop and Grandpa's house is not exactly childproofed. I love all the family time at Christmas with both sides of our family. I feel such intense happiness at Christmas....I always have.
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isiah 9:6
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