Christmas this year was wonderful and busy. We are so lucky to have our family nearby so that we could visit each side on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The girls woke up around 7:45am on Christmas morning (thanks to being up late the night before)! I love their excitement!! We have been teaching the girls that Christmas is the the celebration of Jesus Christ's birth, and reminding them that it is better to give presents than receive. However, I still believe that Santa is fun part of Christmas. I love the statue of Santa kneeling in front of Baby Jesus. It captures the main Christmas figures as well as showing how Santa (and all of us) should honor our Savior! Santa is a childhood image that only lasts for a few years and he can still remind us about giving to others. So, on Christmas morning, the girls could not wait to check out what Santa had brought them. After opening presents at our house, we went to my Mom's house to open presents and talk to my missionary brother. From there we went to Nick's parents house to open more presents. Our family gets so spoiled by our parents! It was a great day! Here are the favorites!
Dressed up for church
The excitement begins!
Emma's favorite present--stuffed dog (so soft)
Brielle's favorite present--a baby doll
Santa's present for them to share--Princess Barbie's
Exchanging stockings: Our new family tradition. Since Nick and I did not grow up getting stockings, I have never done them. This year Emma asked if we were going to get stockings. So, Nick and I split up and each took one of them shopping at the dollar store for some gifts to put in the other one's stocking. I thought this would be better because they could choose several small gifts (instead of another expensive toy) and they would learn to shop for other people. They loved it! They picked out some really cute things for each other. I think we will do stockings this way every year.
Emma's favorite from Grandma Judy: an art box with her very own paper!! (You have to understand what a paper Nazi I am!)
Brielle's favorite from Grandma Judy: a princess castle
Emma's favorite from Grandma Becky: a stuffed bear
Brielle's favorite from Grandma Becky--a new church dress! 
5 comments:
that is a cute idea for the stockings! sounds like you had fun.
Cute pictures! I'm so sad Christmas is all over. :( Thanks for a fun New Year's Eve party!
It looks like you guys had an amazing Christmas! The girls look so cute in their holiday outfits!
Your Girls are so cute!! I a glad you guys had such a great Christmas. It was great to see you guys at all the fun Parties lately!
Glad your Christmas was a merry one! Your girls are adorable.
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