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 - Maw Maw

Maw Maw came during the day on Christmas Eve to do presents with us.Emmett got a stick horse. Do you know how hard it is to get a picture of a 2 year old hopping around? We got a great ornament from Aunt June that tells the Christmas story. Emmett sat and played with it for quite a while. She also set him a fun game, which Maw Maw scolded us about because it was too loud and was waking Susie up!

Christmas Traditions - Gigi's House

Ever since Emmett was born, we've found a night or morning to get together with Gigi, Pa, and NeyNey. We have fun sitting around and talking while the kids play.

 I love Emmett's look of concentration!

 Susie wasn't too sure about all the excitement.

 They both got "tablets," and I love how Susie seems to be saying "How do I work this thing Emmett?"

Christmas Eve

We always seem to pack in lots of things on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I'm so grateful to have family and adopted family to spend time together and make memories. We had a busy day today, starting with spoiling - I mean breakfast and presents - at Gigi's house. After that, we drove to Raleigh to pull a J&J. They both have to work today and tomorrow so we surprised them at the hospital with goodies. E loved the play area on their children's floor. And he loved seeing his aunts! Tonight, he opened his jammies and we're all ready for the big day tomorrow! As I looked at him laying there, I realized how blessed we are to have such a sweet, loving boy. We're also blessed to have so many people who love our family.