Merry Christmas! We had such a wonderful day, especially with Zachary who now understands "Santa Claus." We all woke up around 7am and immediately ran downstairs to open presents! By much surprise, Santa and his reindeer ate all the snacks that we left for them (cookies and milk for Santa / carrots for the reindeer)!
Zachary's BIG gift from Santa was a four-wheeler. He spent most of today riding it around the yard! Before riding it outside, he had four-wheeler schooling with Dad on how to use it. He listened carefully and took everything in. He fully understands forward, reverse and stopping. We were surprise to see that he caught on so quickly! Somehow, Mimi & Popi knew to get Zachary a spare battery and Grandmother and Granddad knew to get him a quick charger!!
Santa surprised Zachary with many other things too. He got new play dough, play dough toys, Thomas The Train PJ's, a new jacket, a sleeping bag, new music CD's, a new CD case for all his music, MatchBox cars, a ramp for MatchBox Cars, a carrying case for all his cars, a new game, a baseball bat, and much more!
With a new baby, we told our families we were staying home but they were more than welcome to come to our house. This morning, Mimi & Popi McIlwain and Uncle Michael came to visit. This afternoon, Grandmother & Granddad Philpott and Uncle Michael & Aunt Christine came to visit. We loved seeing Madeline! We had a good time with everyone. We are blessed to have such a wonderful family.
New Frog Raincoat and Matching Rain Boots from Anything Joes!
William had a wonderful First Christmas too. Santa and family gave him lots of formula! He also got a Piggy Bank and Bible. Most of his day was spent relaxing with his eyes closed!
David and I also had a great Christmas too. We received many things but from our families...From my parents we were given two tickets for a cruise to Nassau, Bahamas in July with our entire family (16 people). From David's parents we were given a portrait of Zachary - they had surprise pictures taken of him in Greenville. And for each other...new paint downstairs with crown molding and granite countertops with a new sink! We are still in the process of all these renovations. With two kids, it is a slow process but so far it looks great!
This last picture is of Zachary in bed. He has his new Diego Story Book Pillow, new Cars Sleeping Bag, new Turtle night light (Zachary named Tommy Turtle) who shines stars on the ceiling, new Thomas The Train PJ's and several new MatchBox cars. He had to go to bed with all these things!
Merry Christmas Everyone! Thanks to all of our family & friends for making this Christmas so special. Bryan & Leslie - Merry Christmas and hope you had a great time in Florida. Jennifer - Merry Christmas...we missed seeing you all today!
Our greatest gift of all is our two healthy children!
