Another Christmas morning has passed and the house is settling down. Madison and McKenzie are in the bathtub with giant cans of shapable foaming soap. No matter what they do, I figure they'll get clean. Malia is asleep after an action packed first Christmas. And finally Morgan is in the kitchen sink, taking a luxurious bath alone with 100% of Mama's attention. This is truly a treat in our house!
For some bizarre reason, Morgan couldn't sleep last night so we have had little shut eye. I slept on the couch and the big girls woke me up at 7 Am. They were so dying to open presents! We decided to let the babies sleep and open presents quietly (not) in the living room. Here are Maddie and McKenzie anxiously dividing up the presents.
Stockings came next.
The big girls went through presents like Sherman through Atlanta!
Finally, Malia woke up.
And eventually the Princess herself.
This year the girls received so many beautiful new clothes. Here are Madison and McKenzie modeling their favorites.
The house is a mess. There is a huge pile of trash at the front door. We didn't have a big Christmas breakfast like we normally do. It was far from a perfect morning, but that's ok. We are far from perfect. I don't feel guilty and I'm not beating myself up for serving cereal on Christmas morning. It is noon and only the children are dressed. For the first time in recent memory, Kim isn't cooking Christmas dinner because we have been invited to someone else's house! We are a huge family - we are never invited to someone's house! We are very excited to spend the later half of the day with Michael, Gabe, and Nelson as take part in a traditional Mexican Christmas feast. Stay tuned for details!
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope your day is grand and your peace prevails.
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