CHRISTMAS MORNING!

Christmas morning came early this year --as it does every year with Nana! Me and Coby had ended up taking Emme and Lu back to Nana's and Papa's (our home for right now) as Lu was having a rough night and wasn't able to sleep very well. Mae stayed all snuggled in her sleeping bag next her cousins for the night. Around 6:45am we got THE call that it was time! We rushed back over to the hotel for the opening of the presents to begin! Even Emme was a little dumbfounded as to why we were up sooooo early! While we were still at the hotel everyone got to open the stockings from Nana's and Papa's before we headed our different ways to open the REST of the presents!

Lu showing off her new sunglasses...Don't you love her morning-after-a-bad-night look? I'm pretty sure Mom looked about the same--thank goodnes we don't have any pictures of that!

Mae and her sunglasses...


Em joined right in-- with a little help...pretty sure that stocking is bigger than she is!

NEW SHOWS!!! Mae got "Snow White" and Lu got "the Lion King" (Holy hair Lu!)

Lu and her new warm, fuzzy and PINK gloves!

All the grandkids, including Emme and Nana way in the back!

After that, our family headed back to Nana's and Papa's and what do you know--SANTA FOUND US!!! What a RELIEF!!!

Mae rushed right in, with Lu close on her heels to dive right in!

Mae inspecting her new Innotab Santa brought her...she kept calling it her pink i-pad! She was so thrilled that Santa had brought her just was she had asked for!

Miss Emme, with Lu's help, opening her presents!

Our ever-attentive Lu taking good care of her baby sis

I seriously don't think she could any sweeter! Just look at that sweet smile! It makes my heart melt!

What a WILD WOMAN!

After we had opened all the presents, the girls saw that Santa had eaten the treats they had left for him and wrote them a little note! They were THRILLED!

After Santa's and mom and dad's presents Nana and Papa joined us back here and the girls got to open the REST of the presents from them! Wow--are these girls spoined or what?

As previously mentioned (ie her birthday party) Lu LOVES E.T. and Nana and Papa found her an old vintage E.T. figurine doll. We probably should have left it in the plastic, but what fun is that when Lu loves him so? Awww, kisses for E.T...I hope that little alien knows how lucky he is! It is unbelievable that she is my child--E.T. totally grosses me out!

If that isn't the cutest hat, I'll never know what is! She'll need that with out sub-zero temperatures!

Mae even got her own princess guitar so daddy can teach her how to play!

Nana and Papa also found these great pink bin/ottoman things for the girls to store their toys in, and Luey's case-- climb on!

I have felt so blessed this Christmas season for all my many blessings. We are so excited for the exciting changes we are going through and are grateful for such giving parents to let us stay in their house while we transition into our new home. I definitely don't deserve all that I have been given: three such WONDERFUL daughters, such a GREAT husband to be my girls' dad-- and my best friend--and such an AMAZING family! We are truly so blessed!