The C. and the B. Christmas Morning

Yesterday was so much fun!

The little women were up by about 6:45am with excitement to open their Santa gifts, but I had told them the night before that we would have to stay in our bedroom until Dan got home from work at about 7:45am. And, stay they did. I had put a stockpile of presents from Christmas Eve (from Nene, Tia Rosa, Guy and Ella, Grammy, etc) in our bedroom, and they immediately dressed up as Aurora and Belle (well, Faith was mismatching with a Belle skirt and a Cinderella shirt) and played with all of Faith's farm figures quite happily. But, they were quite anxious!

They heard Dan come in from work, and they stood there by the door waiting to be able to see what Santa had brought. They were so cute. Faith was so excited this year that she was doing her wiggly feet-- something she does now all the time when she gets excited, and she doesn't even do it on purpose, but it seems like a reflex rather! We finally unleashed them from our room, and they flew to their stockings. It was hilarious because Maddie goes, "Awww! Just what I always wanted- CANDY!" Haha. Faith wouldn't stop showing me her M&M candycane, and Dan and I were laughing because if that would have been their Christmas, they would have been so happy with just that! 

They have been in absolute heaven with all of their presents. I told Dan that I think we're going to be quite busy for quite awhile with everything. Maddie's favorite thing that she got was one of their joint gifts at their shoe-- the ice cream Play Doh set that was #1 on her Christmas list this year. She LOVES it. Between that and finally getting a cookbook that she's been wanting forever, she was already quite the happy Crandall. Faith's favorite Santa gift was definitely her Ernie doll. The simplest things are the coolest to these little women. She loved everything though. Some of their best presents were their joint shoe gifts, and they have been so busy playing "Elefun," "Don't Spill the Beans," and "Don't Break the Ice." Faith now asks for "beee.. beeee... dis da beees?" (in other words, "can we play the beans game?"). Games and books were quite the hit.

Their other two huge hits were Faith's ball pit and the Pony amusement park that they've both been wanting for a long time. I hear the music to that Pony ferris wheel at 6:30am because they're already sitting there playing with it. They've been playing super well with it, and haven't argued at all. I remember last year they were arguing over their gifts since everything was so new, and I would have figured it would be worse this year with Faith a year older. But, that hasn't been the case. They've been playing so well and have been so entertained with all their new things. Faith's ball pit has been a huge hit. They are HILARIOUS in it. They use it more as a wrestling ring and do NOT stop laughing from jumping in and out, and over each other. Their hair sticks straight up from the static after they're done playing with it!

Dan also got me the sweetest Christmas card and perfume, and I loved it. I definitely love cards-- that is all I ever need. We never get each other gifts (at least not since the little women have been born), and the card was the best surprise. Not to mention, our little fella' (I should stop referring to this poor baby as a boy constantly as I always did with both Madison and Faith in the stomach, just in case it's not a boy!)  has been moving and wriggling so much. I kept telling them that their baby brother/sister was watching and having fun too because he/she kept moving the entire time they opened their gifts. It seemed perfect with all 3 of our kiddos together for Christmas morning!

We had such a great time enjoying our little ladies this Christmas, as always. Their expressions and their emotions at the littlest thing that they get are priceless. It is definitely something that we will always remember and never, ever take for granted.