Christmas

 We got back to Wake Forest late on Christmas Eve, but the kids were still awake and very excited about making preparations for Santa. They left him a glass of milk, 2 lebkuchen and a carrot for his reindeer. Although, the reindeer got a bit less than they were supposed to because someone needed a bed time snack! Notice that Isaac is holding the cookies out of Lucas' reach!

On Christmas morning, the boys woke up to presents under the tree and a really cool race track from Santa!  I was expecting a grand entrance by the boys, but as it turned out, Isaac was still sleepy and just went and laid on the couch like it was a normal morning (the presents were behind the couch). He was much more excited when I reminded him that it was Christmas and that I thought Santa had come to visit them!

Lucas opening his stocking gifts with Daddy.

Even Wripley got in on the action! She's been eyeing those stockings every day since we brought them down from the attic. Wripley knows Santa brings her treats!!

The boys both racked up the gifts at home. Isaac got a new basketball, a moon for his bedroom, amongst other things, but his favorite gift was his box of dinosaurs from his little brother. Lucas got a school bus, a farm set complete with a red tractor (mommy's favorite kind), and some bases for playing baseball.

Isaac was also very excited that for the first time he (with a little help from Lucas) got to pick gifts for mommy & daddy. The boys got daddy a new tarp (for when Isaac helps him haul leaves into the woods) and a set of cones for riding bikes and dribbling the basketball around.  They got mommy a new set of footed pajama's complete with sharks for the feet and a sesame street t-shirt. Absolutely perfect choices by our newest little shoppers!

After presents we got cleaned up and went down to Aunt RaRa & Aunt Cindy's for breakfast...another one of our Christmas traditions. The boys got spoiled here as well with some awesome new spiderman shoes, a plasma car for Lucas and a buzz lightyear for Isaac.

The boys with Aunt RaRa & Aunt Cindy

The rest of the day and all the following day was spent relaxing and playing with all our new stuff. We even enjoyed dinner with our other neighbors, the Kohls'. It was our most relaxing Christmas yet, and made so special by getting to spend it with our extended neighbor family!