The first picure taken this Christmas morning. The kids sitting on the couch with their stockings! They got up at 6:30am (ouch), but they did a good job only opening one gift at a time and enjoying each one. We were done by 8am though (WOW). I think that was a record breaker.
Amber opening her stocking stuffers. She was very excited about this gift! She had asked Santa to bring her some gummy vitamins. She had recently ran out and I told her she was a big girl and was going to have to eat the hard chewables like Ryan. She didn't have to suffer for too long before Santa came to her rescue =)
Ryan opening his stocking stuffers. They both got some "toxic waste" candy that was so sour Amber ran and spit her's out right away (hee hee).
Mike is looking a bit sheepish after grumbling about getting a new phone that he insists he did not need. I let him know not to worry, the phone was from me so he wasn't crushing the kids by his comment (hee hee). I also explained that the phone was "free" because his old phone was 3+ years old and he definitely did need an upgrade (silly man). He is also holding the model that Ryan picked out for him. (Ryan has on his new robe)
Amber had fun putting bows all over herself! She was one of the best parts of Christmas . . . Ryan too of course! Christmas is awesome with kids!
Dad picked out this cute sweatshirt for Amber, and I bought her the pants =) She looks so cute!
Gretchen, Rob, Rhett and Rheid got Ryan a Star Wars Transformer that he had asked for. He was very excited! He also got a book "Hank the Cowdog" by John Erickson (I have a feeling we will be buying more books from this series - it's perfect for Ryan).
Gretchen, Rob, Rhett and Rheid got Amber a cute set of Carter's P.J.'s that match her purple robe and slippers perfect! They are sooooo soft too =) They also got her a book "Dog's Don't Wear Sneakers" by Laura Numeroff. It's a cute story that Amber is able to read by herself.
Randy, Pam, Lauren and Chris got Amber a Giraffe Pillow Pal! She loves it! It is soooo soft! And Amber is always carrying her pillows around when she comes down to watch T.V. - perfect gift for her =)
Randy, Pam Lauren and Chris got Ryan a Microscope which he thinks is very cool. Mike and the boy were figuring it out before any more gifts were opened =)
O'ma and O'pa gave Amber a mini My Little Pet Shop (among other things)which she loved!
O'pa and O'ma gave Ryan a Lego Star Wars set (among other things), something he had asked for many, many times =) He had it put together very quickly and played with it all day =) It was a big hit =)
Of course the dogs had to get gifts too. They got a fish (that probably won't last too long, but Ryan really liked it). 
They got a blue ball (but I think Shelby really wanted to open the gift instead). 
And they got a HUGE (at least extremely long) bone. Shelby tends to dominate when it comes to toys, but Booker gets his share (if we help him out . . . which we do). Of course I really wanted to include a picture of Booker in his bed with this big bone laying next to him. He didn't even move or care (I think one of the kids put it there). He is still our easiest dog.
Sorry Mom and Dad, no pictures of me. You know how it is when you are the one with the camera. But I really wanted you to get to see the kids opening and playing with the gifts you all got them. They had an awesome Christmas! We all did! Mike spoiled me this year and got me PJ's (A BIG THRILL!!!! YEA! and surprise!), a file for the dogs nails (like the one seen on T.V. =)) And he helped the kids buy me a beautiful prayer box necklace and earrings! I also got bird tree ornaments from all three of them. I was very surprised and blessed this year!
The kids were spoiled too. And after all these gifts, and they got just about everything they wanted, they received gift certificates from Grandma and Grandpa and they are already set on how to spend that too! Actually Ryan was hoping to get some money for Christmas so he could start to buy items for a train set. His friends dad owns a hobby shop full of remote control cars and trains and Ryan has been eyeing some pieces he wants to buy to start with. He will be able to get a good start on that now. He was trying to talk Amber into using her money for that too . . . she didn't buy into that though. I know she will have no problem coming up with ways to spend her money as well, go figure.
Thanks to everyone!
Love to all!
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Looks like you all had a great Christmas! Good job blogging it all too!
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