Merry Christmas!

We had a wonderful Christmas this year! I keep all the presents hidden until after the kids go to bed on Christmas Eve. No, not because Santa is supposed to bring them, but because my kids have zero self control when it comes to presents. The packages that arrived in the mail and got put under the tree all had rips in them that no one would ever admit to doing.

Regan got a lot of crafty stuff and a label maker that came with 14 feet of labels. Clint and I were sure that much would last for a long time. We were very wrong, but at least now everything is labeled!
Haden got a workbench and dress up clothes. He was thrilled! He loves dressing up as a police officer and handing out tickets or putting out fires with his fire extinguisher.
Lila was just happy to play with the ribbons and wrapping paper!
Clint made a "fancy" breakfast of crepes. Regan regularly begs for us to have a fancy meal. I think this needs to be a new tradition for us-I haven't been very good at implementing traditions yet.
Haden dressed up in what he calls his Nutcracker outfit and told Clint he was the Mouse King. It was fun to watch them attack each other. Haden loves sword fighting!
We had friends over for Christmas dinner and then the adults played games and the kids entertained themselves. Haden and his little friend were playing in the basement. When we went down the next day, we discovered that the mats covering the floor had all been ripped up. We asked Haden what happened. He said that he ripped them all up because his friend (who was a girl) was watching him! He's already trying to impress the girls and he is barely 3!!

Although the weather was in the 50's and there was no snow to be seen, it was still a wonderful Christmas!