Christmas Traditions - Christmas Morning

Emmett surprised us all and slept in until 7am! That was a great Christmas present for us! We had so much fun opening presents and watching the joy and excitement he showed. He wanted to play with everything!

One of Cam's favorite traditions from his family is that everyone gets a box of cereal

 

The room is ready for the kids to wake up!

 Santa Came!

Let the fun begin!

Christmas Traditions - Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, the kids open Christmas pajamas. This is my new favorite picture,  because I rarely get them sitting still and both of them smiling at the same time!

We leave cookies and milk for Santa.

After that, we read the nativity story and put Emmett to bed. About twenty minutes later, he called me and I went into his room. I asked him what was wrong, and he said "Ho Ho is COMING!" I didn't think he really understood what was going on, but he did and he was VERY excited. 

Christmas Traditions: A Visit with Santa

Santa made a stop at our library, so we went down to see him. They had cookies and milk for everyone, and the kids all got bells to ring as we sang "Santa Claus is Coming to Town." Santa read "The Night Before Christmas" and then took pictures with everyone. Susie was perfect (of course), but E wouldn't get anywhere near him. And then when we left, he screamed "I want to sit on his laaaaaaaaaaaaaap!" So I still don't have a smiling picture of Emmett with Santa. Susie's is adorable!