christmas day....

....he came, he came....santa came!!

first the thud as she jumps from the bed....door slams open....pitter patter down the hall....then one of the most precious sounds of all.......he came, he came!! of course, amusing to brett & i were that we had been awake for at least 30 minutes, just lying in the bed waiting for one of them to wake up....we were as excited as they were!! we sent audrey in to wake up her brother and off they went....

john deere boots, bicycles, dinosaurs, mp3 players, trucks, bath robes....galore!!

grant's cute chapstick was in his stocking.....charlie brown....and audrey had sally...so fitting for us!! grandma gert sent audrey an awesome doll....

after all gifts were inspected, loved on & opened....we devoured our traditional christmas morning monkey bread.....with a little sausage on the side this time :)

....next on the agenda.....grammy's house!!

we had an absolutely wonderful christmas day.....not too much drama, just a whole lot of family fun & loving....this pic below is hilarious.....michael was passing out presents and grant wasn't waiting quite as patiently as the others....

payton was *beyond* stoked about his FatHead gram's gave him.....

.....and here's a throw back for all you thirty-somethings out there.....the new & improved LiteBrites.....they are flatscreened and cordless!! i loved my LiteBrite growing up....i hope audrey has as much fun with hers!

remember that adorable doll from grandma gert?.....well, she & sissy were also giving matching dresses!! so.stinkin'.cute!!

more precious....because my sister makes me....pictures....one day my family will be quite happy that i am so obnoxious with my camera :)

as i said above.....absolutely great day....oh, and don't even let me leave without mention food....gosh forbid....our dinner, oh our dinner!! HUGE baked stuffed shrimp with mom's homemade lasagna....oh.sweet.goodness!!

we are now in georgia celebrating again with more awesome family! more pics of that soon....i'm exhausted!!