A Christmas Carroll~ Part 5

Our final family Christmas get-together was brunch at LoLo and PaPa's!!  We all had a GREAT time opening MORE gifts (LoLo always goes overboard!) and eating the BEST breakfast food ever made!

Chase said now he could be one of my kids!

Thomas liked his "Stompeez" I got for him and Emma!

Look how technical they already are! HA!

Daddy and Madi

Madi was trying to stay awakefor all the excitement!  She really liked the bows and wrapping paper!

Looks like Santa came again!

Thomas got a MSU football uniform!

And we got him the Paper Jamz guitar with amp!

Future fooball player intraining!

Thomas and Emma waiting on their big surprise...

A bike for Thomas!

And a soccer net and ball for Emma!

I didn't get a lot of pictures, but Emma also got a Doodle Bear (which she has asked for months!), clothes, pink sparkly Toms, pajamas, and games for her InnoTab!

Madi got the cutest little carousel wobble thing, clothes, silver sprakly Toms, a soft pull toy dog, pajamas, and a peek-a-boo book!

Thanks LoLo, PaPa, Aunt Anna Claire, Uncle Chase, and Thomas!  We LOVE our gifts!!

Here Comes Santa Claus!!

Emma was literally THRILLED that Santa was coming to our house this year!!  The first thing she said Christmas Eve when she woke up was "I need to go put out Santa's cookies and milk!"  She got tons of gifts all wek long, but she knows the real reason we celebrate is because it is Jesus's birthday!  Madi woke up Christmas morning about 6, and we had to wake up Emma and Daddy about 7:15! 

The BEST Christmas picture of the year!

Merry Christmas!

I think Madi was trying to steal one of Santa's cookies! ;)

We left chocolate chip cookies for Santa (because that's his favorite, according to Emma), carrots for the reindeer, and reindeer food for Rudolph!

Santa sent all the gifts wrapped this year!

Along with cute little personalized name tags for the girls!

Madi posing while Emma got started!

Sweet Madi really liked opening presents this year!  I would sit it in front of her and start it, and she would tear the rest of the paper off!!

Emma's puppet making kit!

Madi LOVES this dancing pupply dog!

Emma's Innotab!

Told you she loves it!

Madi's butterfly rocking horse!

Emma's wet and wiggles Baby Alive! (Santa forgot extra diapers though!)

Madi also got this activity cube!  She likes to hit at it!

Emma's BIG surprise...a big trampoline!!

This 7 ft with kid enclosure is the perfect size for her!

(Hopefully, we won't be back at the orthopedic doctors office for a full body cast!)

Excited girls!

A Christmas Carroll~ Part 4

Our fourth Christmas get-together was Christmas Eve with my Aunt Charlotte's family!  We always have so much fun opening gifts and catching up!!

Posing for Mom before we left...even though she really didn't want to!

Sweet Sisters!

Vance and Hannah opeing their gifts

Emma tearing into hers!

Madi really enjoyed opeing presents too...much more than I figured!

Katie and Karley...I can't believe these pretty girls are grown! (Makes me feel OLD!)

Emma LOVES her puppy dog that walks on a leash!

Madi was excited about her little teddy bear too!

Emma's dog "Sally!"

(AKA the only inside dog she'll ever have! ;)

A Christmas Carroll~ Part 3

Last night, we opened gifts at Mammaw Nancy and Mr. Ronny's house!  Emma, Caleb, and Layla had a blast!

Layla, Emma, and Caleb sorting out their gifts!

(Madi was taking a little cat-nap)

They convinced Mammaw Nancy that they needed to go ahead and open their gifts before we ate!!

How can she say no to these sweet faces? HA!

These 3 can tear into some presents!!

Layla with her "Pet Shop" stuff!

Emma got a cash register (to play "pay" with) and a really cute outfit!

Caleb holding Madi

Countdown to Christmas!

Our elf, George, left the girls these little stockings with a note last Saturday morning that read:

Emma and Madi
Before you go to bed,
Hang these stockings up.
And I will fill them
With really COOL stuff!
Together we'll count down
To Christmas Eve
The night Santa comes
And I leave!

So we have counted down the last week until Christmas Eve...and it's finally here!!

Day 1: Emma's turn

Emma got a paddle ball!

Day 2: Madi's turn

Silly George!

Madi got her first softball!

Day 3: Emma's turn

She got Santa stickers!

Only 4 nights until Santa comes!!!

Day 4: Madi's turn

Emma had spent the night with LoLo and Thomas, so Madi got to open her own gift...socks!

Day 5: Emma's turn

Emma got a Christmas drawing board!

Day 6: Madi's turn

Madi got a rubber duckie!

She liked chewing on it in her bath!

Day 7: It's Christmas Eve!!!

George left Emma and Madi both a gift this morning!

Madi got a photo book she can chew on!

Emma got a Santa puzzle!

Well, that's the last stocking, so you know what that means...We're ready for the big man!!  I can't wait to see their faces in the morning!!