Christmas Day

Christmas morning started at about 6:30am. The girls opened present after present and loved everything they got. Some highlights: Emma got a necklace, boots, a fashion designer kit, a Nintendo DS, and a Barnes and Noble giftcard. Lauren got a scooter, a necklace, an MP3 player, 3 year supply of sugar-free gum, and books. They both got some board games, DS games and Wii games. Believe it or not, they got even more than that, but those are the highlights. They were spoiled again this year, but they're still grateful and acknowledge the love behind every gift extended, regardless of the price tag.

We spent the day playing with the girls' toys and learning how to play some new games. Landon and Christina slaved in the kitchen to cook a delicious meal, which we shared with Grandma and Grandpa Duffin. We ate a prime rib roast, roasted vegetables, salad, rolls, corn pudding and strawberry cheesecake. I was introduced to parsnips, which I had never tasted before. They have the consistency of a potato and the flavor of a carrot. Yummy!

Landon, Christina, Lorina and Nana went to see Avatar Christmas night. They saw it on an IMAX screen, in 3D. Apparently it was pretty good. Great special effects. I'm glad Landon had someone to see it with him.

Landon and I received a box of pomegranates and two big bags of pecans from Landon's grandparents. They got them off the trees in their yard! Watch for a blog post of what we did with the pomegranates!

The girls received mixed nuts and a nut cracker in their stockings. We like to call it their nut sacks.Emma got some boots from Santa, but they didn't fit. We returned them and long story short...ordered some boots online from Payless.com. Hopefully she'll get them in a couple of weeks.One of the most useful gifts the girls got was their own Snuggies. They are loving them.
Lincoln looked super cute in his Christmas jammies. He didn't seem very excited to open his gifts. I think he wanted to cut to the chase and start playing with the presents instead of messing around with opening them and waiting for them to be put together.
Lincoln let Landon help him play with his new magnadoodle toy. Landon spent a lot of time chasing Lincoln while we were there. It was funny to hear Lincoln shriek every time Landon caught up to him.