a merry Christmas

Abigail's new bike- and she is SO good at riding it!
Bella's scooter! (and new clothes)
Emma at the Christmas Eve Service!
Ab and her tiger!! (I think this was taken after Bella tried to STEAL stripey!!!) ;)

We are so tired!! The girls woke us up this morning and we have all been playing non-stop since then! Right now, Todd is practically passed out watching Pirates of the Caribbean and I got up only to wish you all a Merry Christmas one last time for 2006! While I'm here, I may as well write a little more!!

The girls loved the gifts you guys sent. They loved the stuffed animals from Reid and Jasmine. They already have names and pajamas and have been fed all 3 meals, plus snacks. The tiger is called Stripey and the giraffe is call Cry-stal (emphasis on the stol). And even after the air hockey table for Bella and the bike for Ab, somehow the stuffed animals still made a place on the favorite gift list. Along with the puppy that gives wet kisses and the bop bags!

This morning they were so happy opening all their gifts. Abigail has such a sweet joy every time she opened each thing- shouting whatever it was and sometimes adding to our happiness by saying "What I always wanted!" She was adorable!! And Emma. She was SO cute. We got her a red wagon and as she was opening it and saw the picture on the box, she started saying "oh, oh, oh!" and covering her mouth with her hands. She was SO excited. She had a lot of fun- more than I thought she would have. And Bella. She is the old pro by now. She had a great time, too. And of course we had chorizo and eggs for breakfast, by Todd- and we went to the beach for our annual Christmas walk. When we got home we watched Holly Hobbie Christmas for the LAST time of the season!! And I made some ham and fixings for dinner. Now we are EXHAUSTED! A long day of play. I think it'll be another one tomorrow! We still have many things to try out and a LOT of leftovers! I decided it could be Christmas for a couple more days! :) Hope it was merry for all of you- love you!!