Christmas Morning #1

My parents came in town this past weekend with Santa's big red bag in tow. :) As they unloaded their sleigh (aka, car), our little 4 1/2 foot Christmas tree was filled with joy by all of the beautiful presents that now surrounded it. :) On Saturday morning, we had our first "Christmas morning" with Elijah. He liked the ribbons and bows the best and certainly enjoyed climbing on the big packages. He woke up a little early with all of the excitement of Nana and Papa being in the house, so our sleepy little man had to go and take a nap in the middle of opening presents. :) This was a great time for us to get to open our own goodies and play with our cool new "toys"! As you will see below, we got some good ones!! We are so thankful for all of the gifts and goodies, but most of all we are thankful for my parents. No gift in the world could compare to the gift that they are to me. I love you Mom and Dad, thanks for the visit and we can't wait to see you again soon!

Santa's little elf, getting things ready for Christmas morning.  You can tell how fast this little elf is because she is kind of blurred.  It is an amazing feat that I captured this on camera.

Elijah checking out the presents.

Going to the good ol' fall back...when in doubt, just find something to chew on....

...or something to climb on.

Daddy and Elijah opening presents.

Our first Christmas morning as a family of three.  Our greatest gift of all is the little guy right in front of the box. :)

Nana showing Elijah how to open the presents and Mommy trying to capture the moment on video.

Documenting the other members of the family...Daddy and Boomerang.

"Whoa, what is all this stuff?!"

"This is a great present...thanks Nana and Papa!  How did you know I like paper!"

Who could this be from?

Mommy: "Good job Elijah!"

Mommy and Daddy:  "Whoa!!  A new camera!!"
Eli: "Where did that ribbon go?"

We felt that after unwrapping our new camera, it was a good time for Elijah to take a nap. :)  He was really tired and took his morning nap here while we checked out the camera and opened the rest of the gifts. 

Me and Ethan with our awesome new camera!  It is a Sony 390 and takes incredible pictures.  We are so excited...thanks Mom and Dad!

Nana with her present.

Nana displaying the goods.

Boomerang all cozied up.  Poor, neglected little dog.

Quite the studious couple.

Me and Ethan with our new Veggie Tales Bible!  Okay, so this one is not really for us... :)



Guess who woke up from his nap?

"Are these for me?!"

"Are you taking pictures again, Papa?  In that case, check out this move."



More family pics with Boomerang right in the middle of things, as usual.  Notice the stockings in the background.  Guess which two belong to me and Ethan and which on is Elijah's.  And so it begins.

Merry Christmas!

This picture has us all laughing.  It looks like my head has been superimposed on Eli's sweater. :)

Love the new clothes for Elijah!

Book set, growth chart, and other goodies for Elijah. So sweet!

Christmas morning can be a little overwhelming.  Elijah wasn't such a big fan of the tearing of the paper and cheering.  But, the good thing was that Daddy was there to make it all right.

Eli and Daddy playing with the cool baseball toy he got from Uncle Daniel and Aunt Jenny.

And one final picture or Nana and Papa Clause.