Christmas Celebration

After a marathon week of preparations, we enjoyed a delightfully peaceful, quiet day celebrating Christmas as a family--opening gifts and then enjoying them all together. (We're traveling north for Christmas this year which is why our family celebration was moved back a few days.)

We continued our annual tradition of setting up the tripod and taking a picture of "us" after wrapping and putting all of the gifts under the Christmas tree . . .

We began "Christmas" morning by reading the Christmas story in Luke, singing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus, and opening our "table gifts." We enjoyed our traditional Christmas breakfast of Family Favorite French Toast . . . mmmm! Lots of brown sugar . . . :o)

Peter loves dogs these days, and so was very excited about his new Lego doggie. :o)

New books were a definite highlight for Hannah.

Peter really liked the buttons on Hannah's new alphabet toy.

Hannah really enjoyed the Castleworks Marble Towers. (A consignment shop find for Jenny about two years ago!)

What a blast!

Peter likes Castleworks, but his favorite is definitely his new tool box. :o)

Dominos, toy cars, Pooh Uno, puzzles, and books are few of the other new toys we were able to enjoy together throughout the afternoon.

We ended the day with singing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus again--this time with candles and brownies.

Merry "Christmas"!