Christmas morning found both children sleeping in. Why does that only happen on days when they are supposed to get up early??? Finally after my parents and Curtis had been here and waiting (and we'd already had the annual Merry Christmas wake up call from Dallas Arnell) we went and woke them up. It took them a minute to perk up even after we told them that Santa had been here. Brandt was happy to see that the cookies and milk he'd left for Santa had been eaten and that the reindeer food was gone. He had drawn the cutest picture and written a note that said "Dear Santa I love (heart) you Brandt (heart)." Santa wrote back telling him thanks for being a good boy. Both kids were excited to see what they got. Brandt's favorite presents were night vision goggles, transformers, and a spiderman glove and web shooter (exactly what he asked for) from Santa and his Bogs (muck boots) from grandma and grandpa Thompson. He also loved his robe and soft jammies from us. The transformers said they were for kids but they were next to impossible to figure out even with the instructions. Finally after my dad, Curtis, and Bryce had tried to transform them, Brandt said, "call Gabe and DJ, they can do it!" So...Jared, Mariah, and Gabe came over a little later and Jared was able to get them transformed. Kylie loved her cradle and baby doll from Bryce and me, her makeup and fingernail polish from Santa, and her Barbie from grandma and grandpa Thompson. The only thing she asked Santa for was chocolate, so she was happy to get some of that in her stocking. She also loved her new nightgown from Bryce and me and wanted to do a little photo shoot in it. She's such a cute and funny little girl and I loved all of her different poses. The best surprise was that I gave Bryce snowshoes. He's been eyeing up some at the Jail House antique store for the past couple years but they were way above our price range. So, I've been saving up and Maleri helped me find some more affordable ones online; we tricked him by having Jana order them and had them shipped to her. He was pretty happy about them and it didn't take him long to find a spot to put them on the living room wall. That evening we went to Liberty to have dinner at Grandma Hemmert's. Once again, we had the yummiest food and the kids loved getting to play with cousins. This time Maleri and the kids were there (Quinn had to work) and Kylie brought her fingernail polish so that they could all paint nails, including Bridger. Jolie and Brandt spent a lot of time coloring and playing together; I'm so thankful that have become good buddies and I hope that they'll be able to keep watching out for each other as they grow up, especially if Quinn and Mal are able to keep living here and they can keep going to school together. All in all, it was a wonderful Christmas Day filled with all the most important things-family.
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