Christmas Day

Santa sure did come! We all slept in until 7:30 when Jill woke Mommy and Daddy up. She just could not wait, so we gently roused Natalie and checked out the tree. The big man HAD been there and we saw two very happy little faces when they saw the art easel! Santa left the girls a letter with some clues to a few hidden presents. They found them with ease and happily began opening presents. Mommy and Daddy opened some too!

Nonna and TOF arrived around 8AM bringing even more presents Santa had left at their house! We opened those presents and gave them some too, before Daddy made the requisite Egg McMuffin sandwiches for breakfast. Before too long it was close to noon and we left Nonna and TOF and headed to Manheim to continue the celebration with the Blauch side of the family.

Santa sure did come!


Natalie in her new robe!
She was too cute. She opened a book and immediately went to her room to put it on her nightstand. Then when Mommy opened some socks, she took them and put them in her room. Also at one point she held up a new outfit to her body as if to see what she would look like in it!

It was a very Barbie Christmas for Jillian. And she couldn't have been happier!

See? This is her HUGGING her Barbie townhouse!

Natalie was just overwhelmed by everything.
She had about five more presents to open when she kind of gave up. She curled up on the couch and was content to watch. She perked up later when we went to Manheim, but those leftover presents at our house waited until the next day to be opened.

Natalie (and Jillian too!) love their wooden birthday cake set. Here she's blowing out the 'candle'.
The girls had a ball with this during the past few days. They bring the cake to you singing Happy Birthday and then proudly serve you a piece. They did it eight times in the space of 20 minutes on Friday alone!

Testing out the easel.