Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas to all!!!

It's that special time of year again when kids get all wild and crazy and super excited about that special big guy (aka Santa Claus) coming to visit all the good little boys and girls! Here are some snapshots leading up to the big day ...

Our decorated Christmas tree 
and stockings, all hung up with care

Counting down the days until Santa comes ... 
Emery doing her "Santa coming" dance

Our house all lit up with Christmas lights, 
so Santa easily finds his way ...

... even Frosty The Snowman is right 
outside to help with directions to the chimney!!!

Christmas Eve dinner couldn't get over quick enough ...

... but then right after getting pjs on,
 Emery got "the call" from Frosty 
that Santa is "in the neighborhood" ...

... so off to bed we scooted ...

... but not before leaving our milk and 
cookies offering to Santa ...

... along with a note!

And in the morning, what a sweet surprise ...

Santa left a special note back to us ...

... along with tons of super cool neat stuff ...

... actually way too much stuff from Santa, 
Mommy & Daddy, and everyone else!!!

Even Mommy and Daddy got some much needed gifts ... 

Daddy really does need to take better care of his feet!!!

Emery loved this super cool contraption
(although it's probably not really safe for kids 
her age/size) ... watch the video below to see 
just how adventurous Emery likes to live ...

Our dogs even got super cool new toys

And even though Emery liked the simpleness of just the toy
boxes them self, she had lots of fun with actual toys like ...

... here is a video playing requests on the ivories ...

... and another video of her jumping halfway to the moon on a trampoline!

So much super fun with all the new toys and even new robot pets

So much to be happy about ... 

way too much to be thankful about ... 

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!