Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas everyone!  What a wonderful holiday!  I can’t believe that it’s already been a year!  We had a wonderful day today spending time as a family and enjoying relaxing!  The kids got up very early and were very excited to see if Santa came!  We finally let them go downstairs at about 7am and they had a ball!

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The kids had a great time seeing what Santa had brought them inside and outside their stockings!  🙂  Zachary had to set up all his things he got and stand by them so we could take a picture.  It was actually quite funny.  🙂  Ben, in the ChristmasDay2009-2meantime saw his new red sled and sat right down in it ready to go!  Kirstyn got a Nintendo DS which she couldn’t be happier about, and Sarah and Brittany got a bunch of country music, jackets, and other things they were very excited about!

After we enjoyed Santa presents, we ate breakfast (Santa brought each of us our own box of our favorite cold) and then went into the living room and opened presents from each other and from family and friends.  We had a wonderful time enjoying all the things we received.  We even got a package from Spain from Carmen and her family.  🙂

After opening all the presents, the kids played for the rest of the day, and we just relaxed and enjoyed our time together!  We ate when we felt like it, we snacked when we felt like it, and we didn’t have to put together a big Christmas dinner!  🙂  By the end of the day, however, we were very tired!

We feel very blessed, because we have a warm house to live in, a family who loves us, and many other basic conveniences that so many around the world don’t have.

We love Christmas and hope that you all enjoyed your day as well!