Our Christmas in Pictures

Initially our Christmas Eve was a bit lame because Paul had to work and we didn't have time earlier in the week to finish our grocery shopping. I didn't want to take the kids by myself so I waited for Paul to get home to go. Instead of the ham dinner I had planned we ate fast food, which was a big hit with the kids, but I was a little disappointed. Then, our friend and neighbor, Jill, brought us some traditional Swedish rice pudding and it made our day. Especially for Paul because he always misses Sweden this time of year. The kids made a bit of a mess with it and Paul decided to join in on the fun. It was delicious.
Christmas was so magical for the kids. Asher opened up his first present from Santa and it was a red bicycle helmet which he was confused by because he didn't own a bike. Santa had taped a note to the couch telling Asher to look out the glass door for a present that was too big to fit under the tree. Asher pulled back the curtains, and was thrilled to see a red bicycle just like the one he wanted.

While he was staring at the bike on the porch he yelled out "Hey! There are more presents out here!" Which was a complete surprise to me because to the best of my knowledge Santa had only left a bike on the porch. We brought them in and opened them and it was a Wii and Wii Fit-plus. It came as a complete shock to me, but it was so fun! Paul and I played the boxing game together all day and my arms are still sore from the exercise.




Maddie opened up a ballerina outfit from her Grandma and Grandpa Smith and was so excited that she had to put it on immediately, but she would not hold still and pose for a picture. The big hit of the day was her dollhouse, which she has not stopped playing with since. All of her other presents play in the dollhouse. Even the alien and rocket ship that Grandma Ashby crocheted for her. (It sounds weirder than it is)

Santa also gave our little baldy a hairpiece.
It was actually a Barbie wig that Madeleine got, but Lydia was the only one who would hold still for a picture. Asher looked pretty great in it too, trust me.