christmas

Christmas morning is still magical. Santa left some cookie crumbs and five stockings full of fun.

Lucy's stocking is bigger than she is (thanks Nana).

Santa heard Liam's request for a stuffed snake. (A stuffed snake? I guess it chases away the bad dreams.)
Lucy got some felt pens which she immediately used to draw all over the rug.
But her favorite gift was a cardboard box.

Joel gave me a lovely, lovely ring. Three pearls, one for each child. We said we weren't doing gifts, just stockings, but this conveniently fit in the toe of mine. I love it.

My dad drove down from Portland in time for dutch babies (oven pancakes) and bacon. Gramma and the Davises came over for dinner and it was total remote-control-car-ski-helmet-new-books-lego-sets-DS-and-Wii-games-twirly-skirt madness. The best kind.