Christmas Morning!

Anticipating this Christmas has been so much fun. Over the past few months as the girls got excited and we found gifts that we knew they'd love I've been so impatient for Christmas morning! Matney's heart's desire was a "duck with a bottle" and if HK heard the word "Santa" she immediately started saying "pillar, pillar" for caterpillar. She's been in love with a rocking caterpillar for months at church. Literally when we go she gets on the caterpillar as soon as she's in her classroom and does not get off even one time the entire few hours we're there. She loves him. Once when we were in Toys R Us she saw one and once she was on there was no getting her off. We finally ended up putting the caterpillar in the cart and she rode on him, in the cart, through the rest of the store. I need to find that picture and get it on her. Seriously, Halle Kate (when she feels good) is so ridiculously funny!

I'd set my alarm for 6am so that I could get up and shower before the girls were up but since the kids were sick that didn't work. They were both up in the middle of the night and had new medicine but it was wearing off by 6am and they were awake and unhappy. We all jumped up quickly and kept the girls upstairs until everything was ready and the cameras were on. So much for that shower, hope we all appreciate the no shower, mom-in-glasses for years to come. Boys have it so easy, they jump up and brush their teeth and look the same as always!

Anyway, when the girls got downstairs they first saw their new princess tent. They were super excited and HK went in right away. I think part of Matney must have been thinking "where's my duck, Santa?" because as soon as she realized there were toys under the tree she literally pushed me out of the way squealing and dove under my legs to get by. Ha! We were cracking up and yes, we got it on video. It was so funny! HK was content in the tent for a while...until she saw her beloved caterpillar.

 Matney's duck with a bottle.

 Halle Kate trying to decide if she'd leave the caterpillar long enough to push her new stroller. Eventually the stroller won and now she flies around the house pushing every doll we own.

The aftermath. What a mess! The guys were in charge of all things that had to be put together while the ladies made breakfast.