As we prepare for Christmas morning, we always enjoy our traditional Christmas Eve...attending our Christmas Eve service at church, going out to dinner with some family & friends, watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and then bidding farewell to our elf, Tinsley, as she prepares to go back with Santa.
Tinsley helped us pick out some goodies for Santa. We sure had fun finding her each day, and we look forward to her coming back next year...in our new house! :)
Then, after we are all snug in our beds, Daddy & Mommy get the rest of the gifts out and fill up our stockings. Then, we all sleep until morning!
Christmas morning is always so much fun! We usually sleep until about 8, open our 1 gift from Santa, eat breakfast, read the Christmas story, exchange gifts within our own family, and then open our stockings. We always have so much fun!!
This year, I got the Heartlake Hotel from Santa!
Brady was very surprised (obvioulsy) to get...
...and electric scooter!
Brecken loves his Batbot...
...& Emmersyn, along with all that crazy hair, loved her changing table from Santa.
(She ran to get Heidi so she could use it right away...so sweet!)
Time for our Christmas jammies & our annual picture...
Karaffa Kids (& Hutch)
Christmas morning 2015
This year, I (Averie) got to read the Christmas story from Luke 2.
Of course, we caught Emmersyn doing the same thing...but using the changing table as her chair :)
Time for our gift exchange...
Averie
Brady
Brecken
Emmersyn
Opening up our gifts.
Together.
Enjoying each one.
Grateful for our time together.
Excitement for what each gift is.
Big smiles.
Happy faces.
Sibling love.
Focused minds with fun toys.
Brothers & storm troopers.
Big surprises.
Family time.
Fun times.
Gift time.
Smiles galore.
We are blessed.
The Karaffa Family
Christmas Morning 2015
Oma stopped by for a bit, so we enjoyed taking a picture with her.
Time for stockings...
Averie
Brady
Brecken
Emmersyn
Daddy & Mommy
The end of a lovely Christmas morning.
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