One very happy girl

Well let's just say that Emma was beside herself with all the 'pwesents'. She had a blast opening them all up - and even enjoyed helping us with ours. We decided to open presents from Mimi and Papa and do our stockings on Christmas Eve. We thought that with Santa and going to Grandma and Grandpa's house on Christmas the day would be full, so it might be a good idea to spread it out a bit. Looking back - we probably should have spread it out even more! :-)

Emma on Christmas Eve with her 'Cwismas Moose' from her Mimi and Papa.

Emma's favorite ornament!!!

The tree that we only just got up 10 days before Christmas. Better late than never I guess!

Emma and Daddy playing with her new puzzle and her new baby. If you notice the pink box, you will see that the baby's name is 'baby emma'.

Yes, she is doing what you think she is doing. She got some Little Mermaid panties and couldn't wait to put them on. So over the P.J.s they went.......not just one pair - but all three of them that were in the package.

Emma had to take her baby to bed with her, so in the morning she had to bring her to see what Santa had brought.

Wow!!! Another Barbie....and this one has a vanity and LOTS of shoes!! Mommy is going to have so much fun keeping track of ALL these shoes for me :-)

Oh goody!!! Candy Land. I don't remember asking Santa for a game!!!

This is what I asked Santa for.........a Cinderella dress!!! Thank you Santa!!!!!One very happy little girl!

Not long after this, Emma curled up on the couch and went to sleep. All that present opening was exhausting. I went into the kitchen to start cooking and Steven of course went to sleep in his chair. Once I had everything cooked, we loaded presents and food in the car and went to Grandma's house for a feast. Oh yeah........there were more presents :-)

Ohhhhhhh......Another Cinderella dress....this one has shoes and a purse and a tiara. Thank you Aunt Bethany!

Emma had to help Ethan with his new Lincoln Logs....and yes, she is wearing her new Cinderella outfit over her clothes!

Emma and Ethan - our two Christmas cuties!

This is the only picture that was taken the entire day of Emma and I. And we didn't do any family pictures. We always do, so I am not really sure why we didn't this year. Oh well!!!

At some point this week, Steven's other brother and his family will come down from Cincinnati and we will do Christmas again. It will be great to see them, as we don't get to very often.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday. I am enjoying my time off and really don't want it to end. I got up incredibly early today to go shopping with my sister-in-law and I have officially started my Christmas shopping for next year - Yeah me!!! I am going to take Emma to school Thursday and Friday for a little while, so she can socialize and play with her friends, but we are going to enjoy not having to rush in the morning and watching movies and playing with ALL the new toys. I may even cook dinner (won't Steven be surprised!)