MERRY CHRISTMAS!

We left cookies and milk out for Santa and on Christmas morning, we woke up to a note from Santa in Claire's homemade book. ( I tried and tried to rotate this picture, but couldn't figure it out, so you just have to turn your head.) It said, "Thank you Claire and Rachel for the cookies! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Be Good! Love, Santa"
We also found full stockings.
Clarie woke up first and was so excited to see her Santa gifts that we let her play with hers and look at Rachel's before Rachel even woke up.
Boy, if only we all had stockings this big.
Once Rachel woke up, we started the unwrapping of the gifts. Claire was the Christmas Elf handing out gifts to everyone....

...while Rachel waited patiently with Daddy.

The girls got all kinds of cool, girly, pink, noisy and wonderful gifts.



What a haul!

Claire got a bling box full of "real" make-up, which she tried out right away.




Claire with her and Rachel's haul. (Rachel was already wiped out by this time and was taking a nap when we set this all up.)
Claire and "Ned's Head".

Paul and his loot.
Can you believe how good these girls must have been?
Mommy and her loot.

Even Thomas Lincoln was worn out.

And after all the excitement, breakfast in our jammies - Claire and Rachel actually stayed in their jammies all day long.
The rest of the day was spent playing with presents, napping and having a dinner later with our friends, Trevor, Shara and Jackson Harper.

What a wonderful day - getting to spend a very special holiday with our little family and good friends.