Santa Came!

We were very fortunate to have an wonderful Christmas this year.  We were all healthy and the kids wanted for nothing.  We spent the day lazily opening gifts, eating and making phone calls to our families since we wouldn't get to see anyone in person this year.  We capped off the night with the company of the Shears.  The kids ran around and played with their new things and the adults played games and hung out.  It turned out to be a really great day. 

                           

Nolan was beyond excited to get a PS4.  Now that he is getting a little older, he didn't get as many toys this year but was super happy with his new clothes, lunch box and of course the gadgets.

This was the highlight of Quinn's Christmas.  Julie now has her own home in the playroom.  This dollhouse is a monster and we needed to hire movers to get it upstairs but Quinn LOVES to organize Julie's home and play house with her American Girl dolls.  You can tell it was built with love and I am so excited that both of the girls will have this special toy for years to come.

                      

                     

Mairin was at that fun age this year where she took her time opening her gifts and wanted to look at each one more closely as soon as it was opened.  Even after the other two were done opening, Mairin still had a solid seven gifts to open because she was cherishing each gift one at at time.  She got a lot of new toys and I think her favorites are her new Elsa doll, her "critters," and this bouncy dinosaur.

Stayed up way too late but it felt good to socialize with good friends and celebrate the holiday together.