Christmas Day

We started out the morning with new skirts for all the girls, that I laid out on the couch for them to find when they woke up. My mom and sister made some for her family but had enough left over fabric to make some for my family. The girls were so excited! It was really fun to have us all dressed the same and the skirts turned out perfectly! We bought a tie for Ben, non-clip on, but I didn't get a picture before Church.

When we came home from Church, the kids were able to open their presents. You can see Ben's new tie below, along with his Rubik's cube!

Dominoes for Domonique! She was very good about handing her trash to Pepere, who was sitting in the chair next to her.

Emily was very excited about her watch.

Kemiah and Xiomara both received brushes of their own!

Marissa wanted a yo-yo, so we got her one. Unfortunately, it was a cheap one so it doesn't work. We'll have to get her another one when we get home.

Kemiah received some new books for the LeapPad - that is at home so she can't use them right now.

She loves her dominoes!

Marissa also received a watch. They'll both be telling us what time it is all throughout the day.

Pepere opened a package from his sister - cookies!

The girls opened a Mother Goose gift from my mom - home made necklaces with matching bracelets. They loved them.

Memere opened a box from us, filled with apple sauce/cinnamon people with all the names of the family on them. There are now twelve new ornaments for the tree!

Each of the kids received a sled (that we won't be using here unless it snows in the next week).

They had fun gathering up all their stuff and putting them into their own sled.

They opened their stocking while sitting in their sleds. Inside they found gloves, and an assortment of chocolates!

There were several double presents this year: Rubik's Cube for Ben and Emily; brushes for Xiomara and Kemiah; watches for Marissa and Emily; coloring kits for Kemiah and Xiomara; sleds for all; four books in a series for the four older girls. We also received Mancala, Checkers, Scooby-D00 memory game, lego kits for Ben, giant puzzle and wagon for Domonique, and some other things. I think everyone will enjoy playing or reading for the next week.

I think the rest of Christmas day will have to go into another post because this one is already long enough!