Christmas 2009: Part 2: Christmas morning

I have been planning this Christmas for so long, and it was perfect! I give you... Christmas morning in the Meredith household:

Liah freaking out about the dollhouse and Emmy still trying to wake up.

Emily digging into her stocking

This was hilarious! Liah had been "naughty" the night before, and she knew it. She was sooooo scared of getting coal. She totally has coal-a-phobia. Last year at my parents house, she said family prayer and prayed that she wouldn't get coal in her stocking and that no one would get coal in their stockings. And oh, was her prayer sincere. Many an adult had to stifle a laugh. My sister may or may not have had to leave the room.

Anyway, she wouldn't open her stocking because she was sure there was coal in it. It was especially hilarious because Santa had already given her a dollhouse, and she could see a movie in the top of her stocking, but she was certain the heavy apple and orange in the bottom of her stocking was coal. I had to dump it out for her and prove there was no coal. She cringed as I dumped it, and then flipped when she saw it wasn't.

Seany and Em checking out their spoils.

Testing out the dollhouse Santa brought!

Addy took a while to wake up. Here is Christmas morning: Part 2

Addy chillin' by his kitchen, eating his candy cane. I love that kid!


Sean's awesome remote control Hummer that is an mp3 player. It is so cool! Santa may or may not have been saving this for Sean for 2 years after finding it on clearance for $10.

Dance party... yes, my children are goobers. ...but considering who they descended from, they really didn't have a prayer. Let's be honest, it's way more fun that way.

I always wanted a dollhouse when I was little... living my dream through my girls!

Showing Sean how to work the mp3 player!

Jere*cough*Santa gave me a game for my DS. It's the only present I didn't already know about!

Jeremy's mp3 player that he picked out himself from Santa, and then took back... got a better one later. Santa also gave Jeremy a gift card to Big 5 that may or may not be the exact same one that Jeremy got store credit on a few months ago when he returned something, that he still hadn't used yet. Santa is a little clever.

Is this dollhouse cool or what?! It is fully furnished and has lights and sounds. The fire place lights up, the doorbell rings, there is a pop-up flat screen TV, the toilet "flushes"... getting carried away. Let's just say that within a half hour of them having this thing, their Barbies had proved what weak bladders they have.

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After we had our traditional Christmas breakfast of cinnamon rolls and scrambled eggs (I sadly forgot the sausage... it was a real shame), the kids dug into the presents under the tree! (one at a time of course... I must see the reaction after every present... otherwise, not worth it)

Sean never fails to deliver in the facial expressions department. I love this kid!





I gave Addy a Busy Ball Popper, which he LOVES (and which I may or may not have paid 5.99 for). But at first he couldn't figure out what you do with it:

Jeremy's model airplane from my sister Lorie (He has instructed me to say that it is a SPAD S.VII and that it is the same plane as the one on Sean's Geotrax movie)

Success! Addy has finally figured out what you do with it! oh, he's so cute!!!

(also you can see my awesome pots and pans set that I*cough*"Santa" got me)


Sean opening "Cars" from aunt Lorie!

Presents from aunt Lorie! The girls were sooo excited to finally get to open these presents!

Liah's running skirt from aunt Lorie. Let's just say she was a little bit excited.

Tubby turtle from Grandma MacGregor. Addy wasn't so into posing for any pictures. He just wanted the toys out!

American girl stuff from Grandma MacGregor!

I got Jeremy a telescope... he loved it! (and he hasn't even returned it!!)

I got Liah a new jewelry box, identical to the one that got trashed over this last year. She has been very protective of it this time around.

Addy's toy from aunt Lorie that he actually picked out himself on Thanksgiving. He played with it the whole time in the store. Like I said, don't take a picture. Just open the dang toy. (notice his facial expression is the same in both pictures)

More American girl stuff from Grandma!

I love this kid. She was just a little excited about the camera I gave her. Just a little.

Oh, Adds just loves blankets! Grandma MacGregor made him a cool truck blanket. He loves it!

Addy loves his new kitchen!

One of the reasons Jeremy didn't want the girls to have a dollhouse was that "they didn't have enough room in their room for one." Well after he bought them a bunkbed for Christmas, his reason was shot! Santa may or may not have confessed to getting the girls a dollhouse after Jeremy came home with a bunkbed, a couple days before Christmas.

After all of the presents were opened, he revealed the bunkbed to the girls. They were pretty excited. Jeremy and Joel spent the afternoon putting it together. Liah may or may not have been caught hugging her old bed and shelf in our living room.

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!