We decided that Christmas Eve would be a great time for the kids to open their gifts from their grandparents so that they wouldn't be overwhelmed with gifts on Christmas day.
Here is a video of our kids opening their gifts from Andy's sister and her fiance.
Kendall loved the pink horse and kept kissing it! She also got some really neat butterflies that we can stick up on her walls...they might look great in our playroom too! Riley loves his new flashlight, army knife, compass and binoculars! He's excited to go camping and try them out! Both kids also got "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" to watch. I think Riley will enjoy that story!
Grammy sent the kids Build A Bear gift cards. We've never done Build A Bear with the kids before and I think they are going to have a great time picking out their bears, clothing and accessories! She also sent them the rest of the "What's In The Bible" series of DVD's that the kids had been asking for. Riley has really been interested in the #2 movie in the series that we have and now they've got the whole set! Kendall enjoys watching it along with her big brother. She sings the songs along with the movie!
It's hard to choose what to do for the holidays when you live so far away from family and friends. We both really miss "home" and our families at the holidays, but it has been so wonderful to just relax this year and enjoy our children's excitement and the wonder in their eyes as Christmas unfolds.
To all our friends and family back east, we miss and love you more than you can imagine. We wish you all the best this Christmas and in the new year to come!
We love and miss you Aunt Jenn, Uncle Steve and Grammy! Merry Christmas!
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