Christmas... finally!

I am going to show you our December all in one post. We had a great holidays. I think my favorite part of Christmas this year was seeing it through Maddie Claire's eyes. This is the first Christmas she knows something is going on. While she did not like Santa she did like anything with lights and trees. At first she was afraid of snowmen. We figured out she did not like the snowmen with the pointy carrot nose. Don't ask me why! Anytime she saw a tree or lights she would yell out "Look mommy ik bee". I guess that is how she said Christmas tree. It is the middle of January and she is still asking where Ho Ho is. I am so tired of Ho Ho right now it is not even funny. I don't have any pics of Christmas Eve night because we spent most of it in the ER. Maddie had her elbow pulled out of socket and we thought it was broken. It was a very interesting night.

This is Caleb and Maddie Claire waiting for Santa to ride by on the fire truck. In our city he comes by on Christmas eve and hands out candy.
Here comes Santa clause!

Doesn't it look uncomfortable?

Caleb ran and was the first one to get to Santa. Maddie Claire just kept whispering "No, Ho Ho scare me".

Caleb had made a jingle bell bracelet at church and begged to be able to give it to Santa for Rudolph. If you look closely in Santa's hand you can see the bell. He told Caleb he had a bell missing on Rudolph's harness and this would be perfect. The look on Caleb's face was priceless.

Here is our mantle. Santa stocked it well.

Caeb loaded up on all things boy. Star Wars, G I Joe, skateboards... what more could a boy ask for.

Maddie Claire got some babies, which she named Brooke and Bailey all by herself, some Graco baby equipment and a Barbie trike. She was too cute when she saw it for the first time.

Yeah, Lego's!

A baby Cinderella!

Maddie Claire's favorite part.

She loved tearing up the paper.

I am so serious!

More GI Joe's

He has been asking for this since this summer.

My favorite Christmas photo!

Caleb's gingerbread house

The other side

Sorry, I couldn't resist.