What a wonderful Christmas Morning

I guess we were (well at least I know I was) insanely excited to see Elem wake up on Christmas morning to find what all this fuss was over Santa Clause! Truth be told, I don't think Elem really understood that Santa was actually going to bring him what he asked for. I know in theory it sounded good, and all the times we talked it about it, and all those times he talked to Santa about it-it seemed awesome to him that he might actually get some presents. But he was a little bit confused when he woke up. I guess you could add the fat that he is not your happy morning person-he needs some time to wake up, so the reaction we got was pretty good, for just rolling out of bed and seeing all the goodies in your living room.


Cookies eaten, milk drank.

Santa was very good to Elem, and brought him exactly what he had asked for-because he was such a good boy this year. Which was pretty easy-since he only wanted 2 things: a JEEP and a CHOO CHOO TRAIN. Elem actually has an awesome train table already that he plays with every single day, so Santa brought him the mini version just to let him know he did get what he asked for. :) Santa also went way out on a limb and got Elem his very first drum set. And they seemed to be a HUGE hit-even though they are kind of loud-we gotta do what we gotta do to encourage music in this house! Did not take long at all for Elem to start up on the drums and with in just a few minutes, he was already a pro at it!

Moving through the toys, one at a time, and giving them each a little attention. Still a little confused that they were actually his to keep.


We saved Elem's big gift-which was actually from Memaw (and Santa) :) till last. We knew if he saw this BIG JEEP Santa had gotten him, he wouldn't have paid any attention to anything else in the room. After opening all the gifts and seeing everything he had gotten, my mom snuck Elem back into the guest room and kept him occupied long enough for us to get the Jeep into the living room and covered up. Then we brought him out, and he couldn't have been more excited. He loves loves loves his new jeep, and no cold weather was going to stop him from breaking it in!

Somebody is a happy camper with his new ride.


After opening everything at our house, we headed over to Grammy and Poppas to finish up our Christmas morning. Of course there were plenty more gifts to be opened:

A healthy breakfast with Cecilia.

And some good ole loving from the Grandparents.

It was such an amazing Christmas, and despite some unexpected rain and flooding, it couldn't have been much better. Lots of people who we love around to share such a fun morning, and just an overwhelming sense of love. Christmas is my most favorite holiday ever. I love giving gifts and seeing people's reaction! There is just something about Christmas that I can't explain, and I am so happy to see the transformation within our own little family. From Seth and I giving each other gifts and sharing little holiday traditions, to now it being more about Santa and seeing Elem's reaction, and his understanding of the holiday! What a Very Merry Christmas it was!