Merry Christmas

Normally Christmas morning the kids get up early and we start opening gifts. Well, this year around 3:00am one of the fire alarms started cherping.  So not shortly after I can hear ladders moving around, the churping still going and then more ladders.  I am in and out of sleep and the around 5 I hear Kate.  Supposedly she'd been up since 3.  I got her down around 6:15 and by then Carter was up. Poor kid was just sitting on the coach waiting to open gifts.  So there he sat for an hour or so while Grandpa, Dad and especially Kate along with the rest of us tried to get a little more sleep. Thank goodness Grandma had a fun game on her Ipad so he was fine sitting and playing.  

 I was sooo excited to watch Kate Christmas morning.  But have to admit she wasn't what I thought she'd be.  Maybe because we woke her up after little sleep. But she set eyes on Carters Pringles in his stocking and sat and ate those most of the morning. I would ask her to open a gift and she'd say "no". I'd open it a little so she could see inside and she still said "no" she wanted to eat her pringles.  That little stinker.  next year that is all she is getting!

 We loved having Grandpa & Grandma here for Christmas!

 Carter got hooked on Duck Tales this summer, so he was supper excited to get the whole set!

 Pam and I had a conversation about things she's always wanted to do.  Skydiving was one of those things.  We talked to a friend that had done it and worked with Chip, and that was her surprise for Christmas. 

 After Sydney found her marble run she didn't have much interest for opening any other gifts. I am gald she liked it!

 Carter and Dal had fun with their helicopters. I was shocked with a couple days had passed and they weren't broken!

 Sydney loves her stethoscope.  When we are at the hospital she always trys to take the nurses, she knows they are a little better quality than hers.  Not anymore, now she has some that are like theirs.  She checked everyones heart numerous time!

 The girls had fun with their scooters. Kate is crazy fast on hers, but when she'd fall it didn't thrill her much!  She just needs to slow down just a little!