Christmas Day 2011

We had the most wonderful Christmas day! This morning, two days later, Marky said, "wasn't this Christmas the best ever?!" And I had to agree. We woke up, had breakfast and waited for Tuck Tuck to wake up. Then it was time to get going on the present extravaganza.







Julia had a Calico Corners Christmas- she got several critter families, a little toy house for them and a stable and horse for them to ride!


Tuck Tuck in large part had a Thomas the tank engine Christmas-


Boxcar Children books for Marky- Felicity American Girl box set for Sissy!


Aunt Amber outdid herself with this HUGE doll for Sissy-






Tucker- so happy as he opens his Tinker Toys- "I think it's a drum!"


Proof that Charlie was there (and Tucker on his black bouncy ball- he called it his "hopper")


Charlie's punching penguin from Zaza and Grandpa-












Charlie says, "Whatcha got there brother?"


And this gift from Aunt Amber blew Marky's mind- a trench racing set from star wars-


Tucker just enjoyed the box- it was just his size-


Sometimes you need time to yourself-


Daddy models his ties from his three oldest babies-




BB got Sissy her own camera since Sissy has single handedly broken three of mine and one of BB and Poppy's cameras- :)




Opening his camo pop gun from Zaza and Grandpa-




After all the presents we had our huge Christmas dinner on the nice dishes, with the silver and the crystal! If I didn't use it for this, when would I ever use it?!




BB and Poppy went home after lunch and we all relaxed and napped. Then we went to mass (p.s. Catholics go to mass every Christmas day- it's a holy day of obligation- so it didn't matter that it was Sunday- we'd have been there no matter what). After the beautiful mass with the church all decorated for Christmas (a big contrast to the starkness of Advent), we came home and had a dinner with all the leftovers. After dinner it was baths and then time for the Christmas story. Julia wore her new nightgown with matching doll gown-



Her doll slept right beside her in her new baby doll bed-


Marky tickling Tucker-


Time to read The Christmas Story-




After the Christmas Story we all sang Away in the Manger and then We wish you a Merry Christmas while Sissy and Tucker danced and danced. Tucker even made us sing it again because he still had music in him that had to get out. :) Then they all got settled in their beds all comfy cozy and happy. What a wonderful Christmas!

The next day Zaza and Grandpa had to leave- but not before Grandpa taught the kids how to play marbles- which they loved!