Merry Christmas!

Did we ever have a wonderful Christmas!  You recall that Santa came a day early because of how special we are, so everything happend yesterday!  Hooray!  Our day started with seeing what Santa left in our stockings!  Lots of candy!  Santa even wrote us a quick response on the note the kids left him.  Next, was a visit to the Orthodontist.  Corey and Paige both got all the appliances out that were on the inside of their teeth, all that's left are the braces on the outside of their teeth.  They say their mouths feel really strange now!  Samantha was evaluated again and still no need for braces!  Thank goodness!

Then there was the dreaded wait!  We didn't go to Cherie's until 2pm and Santa had already left all these gifts under the tree.  It was so painful to look at those gifts and not open them!  Ugh!

Finally it was time to go to Cherie's!  Wow there was a lot of family there!  It's always so nice to see everyone and visit.  The kids made out like bandits there as usual with lots of gifts!  Here are the photos from Christmas Eve at Cherie's.  Oh, some of you might not know that Cherie is Jack's sister.  Sorry!






We left Cherie's at about 5:30pm and my mom, dad, and Aunt Betty Lou were in the driveway bearing gifts when we got home!  We unloaded the truck and said Hello to everyone and then it was finally time to see what Santa, Mom, Dad, and Betty Lou brought!  Lots of great stuff again.  The kids were just thrilled.  Here's those photos!



All in all, it was a wonderful Christmas spent with those we love.  Corey, Paige, and Samantha still have a bunch of visiting yet to do today and I'm sure will have a lovely time.

I'll leave all of you with this:


The Nicest Present Under the tree the gifts enthrall,
But the nicest present of them all
Is filling our thoughts with those who care,
Wanting our Christmas joy to share.
To you, whom we're often thinking of,
We send our holiday joy and love. By Joanna and Karl Fuchs 

 

Merry Christmas with Love,