Christmas Thus Far

We've had a great Christmas so far. My siblings finally made it on Monday after two canceled flights, and Joe came on the same day. It's so fun to be together again. We have a special sense of humor in our family, and it's nice to be able to express that again without any hesitation. My kids are starting to get in on the humor, too:

Two "cute rollups." Bryan's got the special touch with swaddling my kids.

This was our third visit to Santa, this time at the library. Dottie progressively made her list longer with each visit. I tried to tell her that Santa had already packed his sleigh, but she still had things that she had to let him know about.

Like Jared's shirt? It's because he's secretly Jacob from Twilight.

Elliot escaping from his high chair during Christmas Eve dinner.

My family reenacts the Nativity every year. We really enjoy the dressing up part.

Mary trying to swaddle the Baby Jesus. Baby Jesus isn't sure about that . . .

Elliot changed from Baby Jesus to an angel.

My crazy son. He was torturing Carrie that night. She loved it.

Elliot gives the best hugs. He's my snuggler.

During the Nativity, we received a surprise visit from the incomparable Amanda.

We have a tradition in my family of getting Christmas jammies on Christmas Eve. The kids loved theirs. Although they still didn't want to go to bed.

Christmas morning! My kids got so many fun things. Elliot's laying down on his Zooby toy, one of those stuffed animals that has a blanket inside of it.

Dottie literally played all day with her new toys. The biggest hit was her Strawberry Shortcake Cafe from Uncles Jared and Bryan.

I hope you had a Merry Christmas! Today, my family is picking up the significant others of two of my siblings. We're so excited to get to know them better!