Christmas Morning

I couldn't wait for Christmas morning to come to see the boys' reaction when they saw all the presents under the tree! We usually change the boys' clothes and diapers downstairs in our bedroom, but we knew, once they saw the presents, it would be impossible to pull them away. So, that morning, we decided to do everything upstairs in their room before bringing them down!

This was the first year that the boys started understanding about Santa. As we were getting them dressed, we told them that Santa had come while they were sleeping and brought them lots of presents because they had been very good boys. I didn't know my love for Christmas could be any greater until that moment as I watched our children's faces light up and their little bodies start jumping up and down and running around the room with pure excitement. It was a moment I'll never forget and will look forward to for many Christmases to come. After we finished getting the boys dressed, I told Evan to give me a headstart to run downstairs so I could grab my camera and capture their first reactions.

They spotted the presents... :)

They couldn't run fast enough...

And the real fun began!

Daddy helped Ben open his first present...

And, mommy helped Bryce...

Lightning McQueen shoes!

What's next?!

A tool bench!

Toy Story figurines...

This one looks good!

Help me daddy!

Buzz Lightyear!

And, of course, everything came in twos in this house...

Ben's reaction to Buzz: "Wow, that's the coolest toy ever!" :)

Bryce worked really hard to get into this box holding the Cars 2 Spy Jet...

The Spy Jet came with Finn McMissile...

And, on to the next...

After we were done, it looked like the cast of Cars and Toy Story exploded on our living room floor!

Ben quickly went back to the "coolest toy ever"...

While Bryce played with his Spy Jet...

Soon after, our family (and more presents) started to arrive!