Christmas morning

I was awoken Christmas morning at 7:00 am by a very excited Casey who said "Merry Christmas Mom!" about 2 inches from my face.  He ran downstairs to check out what Santa had brought.  Of course he had stuffed our stockings with gifts and goodies.   

Joshua joined us a few moments later with his smiling face.  

He is very much a morning person.  

Caleb decided to sleep in on Christmas morning.  In fact, he didn't get up until 8:45am.  Casey learned a lesson in patience!  We did let him open one gift while waiting and stalled him by building a Lego set he had gotten the night before.

Before opening presents Matt read us the Christmas Story straight out of the Bible.  It was a great way for us to focus on the true meaning of Christmas before diving into the gifts.  

 The boys were just as excited about giving as they were about receiving this year.  It was so much fun to watch their cute little faces as they ripped open the paper and studied their treasures.  

Casey picked out special trains for each of his brothers.  He could hardly wait for them to open them.

Happy birthday Jesus!