Christmas!!

We had a very Merry Christmas Eve.  The kids were old enough that we did a nativity program.  Daddy read the story and Eli and Dora placed the people and animals in the creche.  

As you can see, we were very reverent at all times.  

We had our immediate family, Emma, my parents, the Morganeggs, and Clinsey and Co. 

 Hey, I'm in one!

 I love how the kids paid rapt attention for the first five minutes.  Then the lost a bit of steam but overall they did great! 

 There was lots of love for the grandparents...

 Emmy was there too...

 Sis Morganegg took a few shots of all of us. 

 We opened a few presents.  Hooray, tiny animals! 

 Eli opened his "big" present from me and Whit.  It is a tiny animal camper so he can play with Dora.  That was a BIG hit. 

 The kids swarmed Papa to help him open his.  Isn't it funny how as you get older, it gets harder to do anything by yourself? 

 Here's Christmas morning.  (The night before)

 Poor Whit worked all night.  His boss even came in late--so he basically worked all night (after working two nights before it) and then came home and we started Christmas morning.  He almost missed seeing Eli come down.  He came in seconds before Eli came down the stairs.  So if he looks a bit tired, he is.  Cut him some slack.  He was a really good sport about it-especially since he had to go back into work that night. Poor Whit!!! 

 Eli was giddy about his four wheeler.   Sadly it was both a Sunday and raining outside.  SO he had to wait a bit to use it. 

 Whit got an electric train from my parents.  He and the kids have had a fun time with that. 

 I surprised Whit and got him the Remington 1911 he wanted.  It was an ordeal-three kids two days before Christmas at Academy.  I'm not sure how long it usually takes to get a gun, being a gun virgin myself (this was my first) but it took FOREVER.  We got there at 11 and didn't leave until after 2 pm.  Try keeping three cranky, tired, hungry kids happy in a store shopping cart that long.  It was NOT fun.  But Dad was happy so it was worth it.  

 So is this a TEXAS Christmas or what?

 Dora got lots of tiny animals.  And lots more.  And more after that.  That kid is spoiled.

 Eli got a few too.  (Two families.) 

 Lest you think we completely ignored her, Emmy got some stuff too.  She had no idea how to open it or what it was, but she got stuff. 

 Eli also got some superhero shows.  Holy moly, so fun. 

 Oh and the kids loved their ladybugs from grandma Lila and Papa Hugh! 

Merry Christmas!!