Merry Christmas!!!

It's finally here! Dylan had the hardest time falling asleep last night. We were tracking Santa on Noradsanta.org, and every 10 minutes Dylan would yell from his bed, "Mom, where is he now?" I think it was about 11 when he finally fell asleep. When he woke up, he came into our room and he was so excited! We got up & Maddie had no idea what was going on, until she walked into the living room & saw all the gifts that Santa left!

What my house looked like before the kids woke up...





Maddie just woke up & noticed her stocking...


The kids opening their stockings...




Dylan showing off the $10 the Tooth Fairy left, which he almost forgot about because he was Santa-crazed.





Funniest Christmas morning picture ever! We tried to make her stop playing with her new kitchen for 2 minutes to take a picture with her brother, and this is what happened...




Maddie digging into her Santa bag, getting more gifts...







Dylan's favorite gift of the year!


The aftermath...




Off to Grandma's!











We had a beautiful Christmas, and hope everyone else did, too!

Christmas Eve!

I made appetizers, bought some wine & champagne, and had the best day ever!

Dominic came over & brought Maddie a Minnie Mouse! She loved it!



Our beautiful tree before Santa came...


Maddie showing off...


The kids opening up & playing with their gifts from Uncle Corey & Aunt Debbie...





Of course we left cookies & milk for Santa and Dylan sprinkled Reindeer food on the lawn...


Dylan lost another tooth today! Not only is Santa coming to our house tonight, but we get a visit from the Tooth Fairy, too!


Maddie playing with Uncle Corey...



It was a great night spent with people we love!

The Final Touches...

Wrapping presents is one of my favorite Christmas things to do. I set up my little wrapping station & turn on a good Christmas movie, and spend the night wrapping, curling ribbon, and perfectly placing all the pretty packages under the tree.