Christmas Eve

To get the biggest bang for our present buck, we decided to open Christmas presents after the kids' nap for maximum fun!  I love J's rosy cheeks from sleeping.  It's rare he even takes a nap anymore.  Usually it's just a rest time in his room.  Gma Cindy told him to go to sleep and I guess he took it seriously.  

Speaking of serious, M was super serious about unwrapping.

A half dozen eggs for our kitchen!

Check out that bed head!  J and M both got cameras.  J said that the camera was his favorite gift.

Condiments for the play kitchen.  Of course the kid has her paws on the ketchup.

A photo collage mug for Gma!

Santa jammies!

Santa jammies for M!  These were originally J's :)

Binoculars

Aunt Margie got J a My Little Sandbox for Christmas construction themed set.  These things are so cool.  If you're a regular blog reader you'll remember the pirate themed My Little Sandbox from J's third birthday.  These things will captivate a three year old for many, many minutes!  Sometimes that's exactly what you need.

These disappearing milk and juice bottles were a hit.

Work shirts for D!

A Nikiski Bulldog sweatshirt for Gpa.

The yearly photo calendar of the kiddos.

M's silhouette for Gma.

Gma made M a nap mat for preschool.  She absolutely loved it.  Right now her new monkey is sleeping in it.

Aunt Margie got M a new backpack for preschool. 

One of M's favorite things is buckles and this monkey was definitely a hit.

Then we were onto the last present hunt.  We made a hunt to find the present the kids got from their Uncle Dan and Aunt Cheryl.  It started in the pantry...

Then went to the garbage...

Then the bedroom...

And finally the garage where the new train table was all set up.  We managed to get it in the house :)

J seriously loves pressing books.  He got a Brave one.  Apparently he saw the movie Brave at preschool and really had his mind set on having the book.  Now we're gearing up for Santa :)