*CHRISTMAS AT THE ADAMS*

As usual, the girls woke up super early.  I stayed up cleaning the night before and Coen woke up in the middle of the night, so I was exhausted.  We convinced them to stay in Maren's room for a little while longer, so we could sleep in a little.  Finally it was time to go downstairs, but Coen was still fast asleep.  I felt bad waking him up, but the girls couldn't take waiting any longer.

 

 

Once we woke him up, we had the girls sit in the stairwell, while we made sure that Santa came.  We always make them sit there, so it give Jay and I time to setup the camera and take pictures of all the presents Santa brought.

 

The girls always start off opening their stockings, but this year there was a special surprise.  Santa left a note that said that there was a hidden surprise.  We waited until after we opened our presents until we figured out the surprise Santa left.

 

Alexa really wanted a Sorcerer's Book from Disney World that she saw and Maren really wanted a Journey Girl Doll.  Both girls got what they wanted and they were super happy!  Once they were done opening their gifts they had to help their baby brother open his.  He didn't need much this year, so he got a high chair and a couple small gifts.

 

If you look closely to the picture above, you can see one of three hidden boxes in the tree that Santa hid.  In them were letters that the girls had to unscramble to figure out their gift.

 

They figured out that they got to go on a daddy / daughter ski trip.  Coen and I are just going to stay home and relax while they ski.  Disney and a ski trip this year!  Santa was very generous.