Christmas Morning!
Waiting to go down to see if all their Christmas dreams came true...
....What was awaiting them...
I don't think they were disappointed!
From Santa: Lexi got her baby dolll, Emmie her coveted camera, and Parker got a new DS (actually for he and the girls but lets be real) and the Super Mario Wii game he wanted, and they all were surprised with their very own grocery store!
Happy faces make for happy parents on Christmas morning!
Then we proceeded to open the rest of the gifts.,,, Which we did all day as we floated from stop to stop. I'm a little gifted out by the end of Christmas, I have to say. I always feel as though I have run a marathon by the end of the day...I think in the near future we'll have to start spreading out the Christmas celebrations with extended fam so we can just enjoy some home time on December 25th with our kids! I've never, ever just stayed home on Christmas, and I'm not gonna lie, it sounds kinda nice!
Regardless, we love family, we love Christmas and we love this holiday season! We had a great day and I couldn't help but feeling overwhelmed with gratitude for my good husband and sweet kids and for the many blessings we have been given. Having just come out of four plus months of having a crazy, horrible sickness that really debilitated me, I was especially filled with gratitude to see another Christmas with my kids and yet another new appreciation for this life and how precious it is. So grateful for the Savior, for his life and example and so grateful for the knowledge of the gospel in my life and for the power of prayer which I feel played a huge role in my finally getting better. Throughout the hardships I faced in 2013 I could feel the hand of the Lord in helping me through, as I have many times in my life, and for that I am eternally grateful!
