Our Christmas Finale!

Since we spent the Christmas weekend out of town & I worked the following Monday.  We finally had Christmas at home on Tuesday.  Santa apparently found our house a few days late ;)  I went round & round about what things to be from mommy & daddy vs. what to be from Santa.  And I think next year when the kids are old enough to understand more, we're going to have to set our traditions in stone.

After I got home from work & the kids went to bed.  We got their presents from Jeff & I down from the top of the entertainment center & under the tree.  And we got their stockings down & stuffed...{err I mean we got them out for Santa's easy access}  And we, um, "helped?" Santa by getting their big gift all set up & ready.

The kids were pretty calm in the morning & actually sat & ate breakfast before we dug into the presents.  Probably the LAST year that will happen!  They finally had gotten the hang of this present thing.  But they still did want almost everything opened immediately & wanted to stop & play with it just briefly, instead of leaving it in the box & moving right to the next present. 

" Colors!!"

 Couldn't wait to do a little coloring...

 We did have to take a pretty big break to play with the pieces of "choo-choo train" track.  And I ended up opening their last presents (new jammies) which I know we should have done first, but they (read: Logan!) kept grabbing presents from under the tree & I was so not in control of the whole process. 

 They did their stockings last & only dug into them because I told them their might be more choo-choos in there, so they better check!

 Oh Logan.... such a hoarder!

 Livi found pretties in her stocking!

 And "cake stitters" {cupcake stickers}

 "Hello pappies!"  {Hello Kitty panties.... for sometime this next year, hopefully!}

 "More in-air?" {More in there?}

 Then we went to the toy room to find what "Sas-sa" {Santa} had brought for them!! 

 Running in to see Santa's Craigslist find.....

 TRAIN TABLE!!

 HUGE-HUGE-HIT!  HUGE!!  Seriously the boys have done nothing but drive trains now for 2 days!!  Can't get Logan to come out to change his diaper.  And the only way we can get him out of the toy room to eat is to set up the battery powered train set that goes around a little track that we got from Tisha, Aaron, Addie & Ava for Christmas.  Its our new dining room table center piece!!

 Livi got a make-over kit with a little blowdryer, brush & some plastic pieces that look like make-up.  Its been a HUGE hit with her.  She even says "blow-dryer" & loves turning it on & off.  Off... or the "batteries break."  {I told her once not to leave it on when she was done or the batteries would break... she remembers every word you say, every word!}

 The kit had some pretend nail polishes too.  She even painted her daddy's toes!

 Hayden getting in on the make-up action!

 More "brush-comb"  Seriously she combed for hours!  Not exactly the style I'd choose though Liv ;)

 I had wanted something bigger for Livi to be from Santa too & just couldn't settle on what.  So I decided I'd just do the train table for all of them because I knew (or thought) she'd play with it too.  BUT, present opening came & went & she could pretty much care less about the trains.  Just loved all that "al-up" {make-up} & her blow-dryer.  SOOO... I once again had to help Santa out a little bit & make a trip to Walmart to pick up something I'd thought about.  There had been a HUGE pile of these before Christmas.  But Monday, I looked & looked & looked... and finally found one stuck back up on a top shelf.  ONE!  I was pretty sure they were $24.99 when I looked at them originally & now the sticker said $19.99.  Even better.  I picked up a few other things & when I checked out... it actually rang up as $9.99!!!  Score!  Lucky I was able to find one left!

 Still doing her hair....  She is becoming SUCH a girly-girl & I just absolutley LOVE IT!!

We spent the morning playing & playing & playing.  Caught a nap.  Then headed to Grandma GG's house for even MORE Christmas!!

One more chance to wear their Christmas shirts.

 Livi got a Doctor kit!  Grandma helping her "sissen heart" {listen to her heart!}  I swear there is almost nothing this girl doesn't know these days!

 Analeigh checking out all the action

 Livi helping her open her presents.

 Such a big girl!!!

 Blurry..... but all 3 kiddos helping GG open Livi's big present...

 A rocking chair.  More specifically, Grandma GG's rocking chair from when she was little all refinished! 

 The girls in matching GG-made hats :)

 Livi's version of playing with tractors.

 AHHHHH!!  Logan was a little Christmas crazy!

 And trying out one more present.... Trikes!!  Livi calls them "bikes."  Hayden calls them "cycles," as in motorcycles!  To each their own!

 Basket on the front has a flap that folds down leaving leg holes for a baby doll!!

 They don't have the petals figured out yet, but I don't think it will be too long.

 My best attempt at getting a picture of the 3 of them. 

I got a Cricut... so excited!  And a fantastic, beautiful refinished ring that was my grandmother's.  LOVE!



Tuesday we ran around spending our Christmas cash & gift cards!  Jeff got himself a table saw, which he has been wanting forever.  And the kids got to ride in an AWESOME cart at Lowes, that looks like a race car!   We both got some much needed tennis shoes.  Livi wanted to do more shopping (honestly such a girl!) but instead we went home & played outside with our new trikes.  Yes, outside, end of December in Nebraska.  This weather is insane!!  While its strange not to have a white Christmas, I'll take 50 degree weather any day of the week!