Christmas Day

Christmas was a good time with our family.  Unfortunately Chad was feeling a bit under the weather (poor guy) and wasn't able to eat all the yummy food we had.  When the kids woke up we ate a little appetizer breakfast to hold them off until brunch.  Then we went down stairs to see this...

We opened gifts as a family and then got ready to head over to Brian and Erin's for brunch.  We had some yummy breakfast casseroles and sweets and fruit.  We then headed home for a few minutes to gather our stuff and head over to my parents house.  We laid Callan down for an early nap and set the kids up watching the polar express.  Some of the adults played games or took a nap and then it was time to open presents.  The kids enjoyed themselves once again and Carter asked on the way home when the next present opening was going to happen.  We had to break it to him the the orgy's of greed were done.  We then had a wonderful dinner of brisket and shrimp.  We took our dessert to go because the kids were tired and cranky and needed some much needed sleep.  So we ended the night with a warm bath and new jammies that grandma Ellen made.  It was a great Christmas weekend.

ready to open gifts

looking at their stockings at the niebuhrs

callan opening his gift

playing with the nativity

enjoying their new legos

loving the new shirts grandma made