Boy oh boy, Christmas morning came awfully early this year. At 5:30 am Cami and Lila came running into our room, bursting with excitement. 5:30! In the AM! We tried to convince them to hop in our bed and just snuggle (aka, let us go back to sleep), but they were having none of that plan. So we did what any parent would do...and we drug ourselves out of bed!
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| Miss Cami was thrilled to see that Santa brought her the Kissing Puppy... |
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| and the Snuggle Pet blanket... |
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| and the Wonder Lab she asked for! #winning |
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| Lila was so happy to see all of her amazing art supplies. An easel, canvases, paint pens, acrylic paints, sponges, tons of paint brushes--she got it all! |
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| Jackson was still asleep and I'm pretty sure that even Maverick wished he were as well. |
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| I am positive that Jared wanted to go back to bed!! |
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| By 6:00 or maybe 6:30, the girls couldn't wait any longer and woke up their big brother. |
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| He was still half asleep, but was stoked to see a new soccer goal, X Box One and the 2019 Madden game! |
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| After the kids had checked out all the gifts from Santa it was time to open them from each other. We got them a couple of things they'd like... |
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| but the clear winners were the chromebooks for Lila and Jackson! |
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| I love these goofballs more than they know. |
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| Catching this sight of my oldest two hugging, as they anxiously awaited for Gigi, Boom, Maddie and Lilly to arrive, was enough to restore my faith in humanity that morning! |
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| We had a yummy breakfast and then it was time for more gifts. |
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| Baby Lilly was just as big a fan of the box as she was the present! |
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| Happy 1st Christmas, baby girl! |
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| There were lots of smiles, lots of "thank yous" and so much wrapping paper! |
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| Jackson was super excited about his new golf clubs from his grandparents. Very cool. |
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| Meme made it for a visit, making the day even more special. |
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| We played a little more before this sweet sugar needed a nap. She'd had such a big day! |
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| She woke up a little later and changed into her beautiful Christmas day outfit. Just adorable. |
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A few hours later, we were at Memaw and Poppi's house for our second Christmas celebration.
All the Hays boys were there, making Jackson not feel so outnumbered! |
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| The kids were overjoyed when Aunt Lyndsie walked in with her famous cookie decorating kits. They loved getting to do it last year and had been asking her since early November if she was going to bring them again! |
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We had no idea of this girl's talent--turns out she is really good at cookie decorating!
And oh my goodness, so beautiful! |
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| Sweet Connor tried his best to scoot around the kitchen floor and found Pete the Cat. |
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| We enjoyed an especially delicious dinner, featuring beef tenderloin. Afterwards, we opened gifts and chatted with everyone, including Lyndsie's mom, step-dad and his son, Nate. |
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| The Super Slime Studio got rave reviews from Cami... |
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| and J played this silly game with Lila. |
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His new Cowboys jersey was a big hit--Go Vander Esch!
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| Connor liked his walking/talking monkey that we got him and did his best to crawl to it. |
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| Jared and I are thankful we got to spend the day with each other... |
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and our growing family!
Christmas Day was a huge success. Our hearts were full! |
