Christmas morning...such a joyous time! We were up early, before the sun even rose a smig. Evangeline slept in our bed (as usual) we waited only a little bit for Jed to wake up. I brought him into our room and after a few minutes he realized it was Christmas morning and said, "did Santa come?". They were both so excited. After we got our bearings we made our way downstairs to check out all the Santa had left. Evangeline got her books, old fashioned candy, a very neat battery operated pencil sharpener, and a few other things. Jed got Star Wars toys and other surprises. It was a moment filled with excitement and utter joy for all of us. I took lots of pictures because I want to remember their Christmas morning faces forever.
Santa left Evangeline these little puppets called Squirmles that look like little fuzzy willy worms. They weren't quite sure what to make of them at first but they provided a lot of Christmas morning fun.
After checking out what Santa brought we took a brief gift opening intermission long enough for me to make Pillsbury cinnamon rolls, just like my mom makes on Christmas morning.
After breakfast we exchanged gifts from each other....
Jed received a lot of Star Wars items. He also loved the little laser blasters that light up and make noise. He was overjoyed when he opened them up. Evangeline got a beautiful handmade cloak from a cloak maker that she really admired back in the fall at the Clayshire Castle. She also got a cozy blanket, jammies and a few other things.
Jed immediately took off after the bad guys as soon as he opened his blasters....
My most precious gift came from Evangeline. She got Peggy to take her to Terre Haute one afternoon. When she came back I noticed that she snuck upstairs with something and then came back down with some money from her piggy bank. She had bought me a gift with her own money. Peggy said she looked and looked for the right gift but knew exactly what to get me as soon as she saw it. Even before she gave me the present, it was already my favorite. The little plaid tin and the hand towel were right up my ally. She knows her mother so well. I will cherish them.
After cleaning up and playing with our new things the kids helped me get some things ready for our family celebration latter that day....
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