Christmas Eve opening Toy Story Lego presents from Nana and Uncle Paul:
Getting the plate of cookies ready for Santa:
Ryan was more excited about eating cookies than actually choosing ones for the plate:
Christmas morning:At first John thought the only presents Santa had brought were the ones in his stocking:
Exploring all that had been left under the tree:
Drawing on the giant white board (that is now set up in the basement by Mike's drawing table so everyone can be creative together!):
Big boxes are the best!
Bompa and Gramma came to watch the fun:
Being silly with Daddy:
John's goofy face:
This one's for all our family and friends in Wisconsin (and let me add that since the boys have been attending Packers Training camp they are 1 for 1 in the Super Bowl!!!):
Back to presents:
More playing (who do you think is having more fun?):
Opening presents from Mommy and Daddy:
Yeah - another big box (and believe it or not I don't have any pictures of what was actually in the big box - a Geo Tracks train set - yeah Ebay! - I'll have to add that to a later post):
The bubble wrap inside the present was a HUGE hit:
The Day After Christmas:We are off to Gramma and Bompa's for more merriment: 
Opening presents:
Giving presents (my Mom actually asked for this hat, one like they wore in the movie Fargo as it was something fun that she'd never buy for herself. the boys picked this one out):
More presents:
Aunt Sarah and John:
I took the boys to the Dollar Tree to pick presents out for everyone (they had a blast and left with Tinkerbell helium filled balloons for themselves so what could be better) and when John picked these out for my sister Sarah and her husband Ken, I knew they would put them on right away - they did not disappoint!!
A special present for Daddy:
John's present to Ryan (look at that smile!):
Our first Christmas with the boys was everything and more we could have imagined: magical, joyful, noisy, excited, celebrated. From their excitement over getting the house ready and opening a door on the advent calendar every day (John never forgot) to "top secret" activities they were involved in to wrapping presents and watching others open the ones from them to trying to keep everything straight about Christmas and asking if it was the Baby Jesus who delivered presents to watching Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer about 50 times to seeing their excitement as they opened gifts and wanted to stop and play with them - I don't know who enjoyed it more, them, us, or God from whom all blessings flow!
Opening presents: Giving presents (my Mom actually asked for this hat, one like they wore in the movie Fargo as it was something fun that she'd never buy for herself. the boys picked this one out):More presents:
Aunt Sarah and John:
I took the boys to the Dollar Tree to pick presents out for everyone (they had a blast and left with Tinkerbell helium filled balloons for themselves so what could be better) and when John picked these out for my sister Sarah and her husband Ken, I knew they would put them on right away - they did not disappoint!!
A special present for Daddy:
John's present to Ryan (look at that smile!):
Our first Christmas with the boys was everything and more we could have imagined: magical, joyful, noisy, excited, celebrated. From their excitement over getting the house ready and opening a door on the advent calendar every day (John never forgot) to "top secret" activities they were involved in to wrapping presents and watching others open the ones from them to trying to keep everything straight about Christmas and asking if it was the Baby Jesus who delivered presents to watching Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer about 50 times to seeing their excitement as they opened gifts and wanted to stop and play with them - I don't know who enjoyed it more, them, us, or God from whom all blessings flow!
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