No one was feeling very jolly over the holidays because the kids and I were desperate to move. We did have a lovely Sabbath on December 23rd. Afterward we took photos of the kids at the Triad Park.
Later that night the kids opened their traditional Christmas Eve present: pajamas. They were so anxious to open their presents and asked if they could please open them that night. We caved and it was a total blast!
These are some really excited kids!
Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Hotchkiss for all the gift cards!
Thanks Grandma Dene' and Fadder for the pjs.
Now for the presents from Hotch and I.
Delaney baby loved her new jewelry box full of her own jewelry.
Alyssa was thrilled to get her own purse and wallet along with quite a few different lip glosses. She's lovely!
Braxton was so stoked to get Haunted Lego sets.
Here's our cute babies in their new winter hats and scarves. It is really cold this winter so these will be super useful.
For their big ticket items Alyssa got a bunch of art supplies, Delaney got a Friends Lego set and Braxton got a Harry Potter Lego set. Love how Braxton is hugging his Harry Potter Lego box.
Hotch and I don't really do presents. We just buy each other books. I got Hotch the book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
The kids had a wonderful Christmas Eve opening their presents and they made out really well. We let them stay up until around 2am playing with their toys while we watched Christmas movies.
