Christmas

It is amazing how quickly Christmas flies by the older we get, and today was no exception! We started the morning off very early, around 7:00 am to be precise. Marek woke up in such a state of excitement I thought he might actually explode. :) We made him stay in our bedroom and wait to see what Santa had brought him until his sister awoke, which was 30 minutes later, and the whole time he was practically bouncing off the walls. The first thing he did once we let him out of the room was to check and see if Santa had eaten the cookies and milk he had left out for him, and of course he had. After that it was basically a blur of Marek ripping open wrapping paper and squealing in delight. Three is indeed a very fun age at Christmas time. McKenna only really opened one present because yes her brother opened all of hers, but she was also just very content to watch and then play with the toys he had unwrapped.

After the present opening was finished Nana came over for breakfast and aunt Susan stopped by on her way home from work as well. We enjoyed yummy cinnamon rolls, an egg and sausage casserole, and fresh fruit to boot.

After our food had settled we decided to take the kids for a quick sledding expedition. We made the trek to a grade school just a few blocks from our house that has a pretty decent hill. Marek was an absolute natural! Seriously he never fell off and went down the hill all by himself.

After naps we headed over to my mom's house for Christmas dinner and also to open the last of the presents. I couldn't get over how big and beautiful McKenna looked in her Christmas dress!

What a wonderful crazy day! I feel so blessed to have been surrounded by family today, and can't wait to see my brother and his family for a week starting on Friday! It was indeed a very merry Christmas!