Christmas!!

I have to say we have the best kids. Like the absolute best. They always have a sleep over on Christmas Eve and in this house they do it in the basement. They all set up camp in the ball pit room and hallways (I wish I had taken a picture.) 9:00 has been our "wake up" time for years and our kids have always respected that and let Josh and me sleep in til then. But the second the clock turned 9:00 I got a slew of texts from them. Lol They were good for us, though, and continued hanging out in the theater room so we could get up and ready for them. We finally went down and gathered the kids for a Christmas prayer then got started. I love the tradition of the pic on the stairs and lining up backwards. The kids started with the family gift from Santa...a new Mrs. Pacman arcade game! Then they moved on to their individual Santa gifts. They all got boxes the same size so they lined up on the couch and opened them together...new iPhones!!! They were all very surprised and excited! Santa did good this year. Since the phones for the youngest two girls don't have cell service they got an extra present from Santa...legos for Britney and a fairy garden for Brielle! She is very very excited about it! We then finished opening presents and enjoyed hanging out. My parents came and visited and gave the family another arcade game! The Simpons! This one was already put together and the kids haven't stopped playing it. We enjoyed our blueberry French toast casserole and relaxed. The Ericson's all came over early evening to eat dinner, spend time together, and exchange gifts. It really was an amazing day and I truly am overwhelmed with gratitude. We are so blessed.