Christmas Day

Luke was up and early Christmas morning! He could hardly wait one more second after his eyes opened to get out to his gifts. Trying to get them to pose for one picture was near impossible. However, looking at these pictures and the absolute joy on their faces just melts my heart!

I think it's safe to say that the boys got everything they wanted for Christmas! Luke got his wish list of a Kindle, army jacket and Jurassic Park dinosaurs. While Brods got plenty of Monster University toys since that's his current obsession. We made the boys take turns and go one at a time which is always so hard for Luke. Whenever it's Brody's turn to open Luke tries to help him hurry it along. My favorite is always when Luke is done and he wonders why that's all and can't believe he's really done. Luke definitely doesn't need to worry about not getting enough presents.

Christmas Day is always one of my favorite days of the year because it's a total day of relaxing and spending time with family. The boys love to just stay in their pajamas all day and not worry about combing their hair or cleaning up. I always look forward to the Christmas week or two after Christmas because Mark is always so good about taking time off and spending time as a family. Merry Christmas! 

Christmas Eve

I always get so excited for Christmas Eve but then once it comes I'm so sad that the Christmas season is over. I start to think about everything that I wish we had done or slowed down more and just enjoyed it. Ready or not it always comes though and we now have two weeks to enjoy together as a family. 

The night started off as usual with the traditional poppers. The boys get so excited for the paper crown and dollar store toy inside. Brody scored this year with crayons...something he can actually use! Mark is always a good sport and wears his crown. My dad was sick this year so that left no one to carve the crown roast. Mark and Pat decided they would take charge and watched an instructional YouTube video on carving crown roast. I just love this picture of Pat carving while Mark watches the video on my phone and directs Pat. They did a great job and it tasted amazing!

After dinner the boys have a hard time waiting for the adults to play the left right game so Grammy always lets them open their presents first. Their pajamas were so so cute this year and they put them right on! After the game was over we got out Santa's cookies and milk and quickly tucked the boys in bed. This year we were living at my parents' house so Mitch and Rach and Pat and Becca decided to spend the night too. Once the boys were asleep we started Christmas Vacation and go the boys' Christmas presents ready. It was so fun having them spend the night and being able to hang out all night! I can't wait to see the boys' faces in the morning...the excitement and joy on their faces is a dream!