Christmas Morning

The build up to Christmas this year seemed to be way more chaotic than any year before.  I was so much more organised and yet with all the school events and the town busy-ness - it just felt way more chaotic!

But it was fun, I love planning the meals, wrapping the presents and my little buddy Max helped me again this year, although help is a little streeeeeetch! 

Helper                                                                                love this shot                                               doing her work with her babies

I finally got all the gifts wrapped the rooms tidied around midnight Christmas Eve.  Luke had a little trouble settling into sleep, he wanted to see Santa for himself but after a little explanation about how Santa doesn't visit unless you're asleep he finally went down.  They both woke at a respectable time the following morning around 7am and they opened their stockings on our bed (every year they do that!) then we headed upstairs and i put the overnight eggnog french toast in the oven and the onslaught of present opening began!! They laughed, they giggled, they loved every thing they got.  

Breakfast, ready to eat with whipped cream on top, Breakfast cooking in the oven an lastly desserts for Christmas Dinner

1. Midnight, presents are wrapped and under the tree, lights are on, living room is tidy!
2. This beautiful cushion that the immensely talented Alana made me that I adore! I totally need another one for symmetry!
3. Bottom of the tree is FULL!
4. American Girl baby capsule that she absolutely, without a doubt NEEDED for Christmas! thanks Nana and Poppa
5. Baby Carrier, she didn't know she NEEDED it but she does now!! Mum and Dad gave her that!
6. Trying them out.
7. Wow a remote control helicopter, that he absolutely, without a doubt NEEDED for Christmas! thanks Nana Ally and PJ
8. Santa totally rocked with the Mario Cart game
9. Hillarious a remote control fart machine ..... Thanks Missoula Masseys for the idea!

Instructions were read and Lego was built.  Luke got his first BIG piece of lego this year, it was the Police Station.  We've always seemed to have bought pieces that are the CITY collection so we thought maybe we should building a city and Luke kindly reminded us that a city needs buildings!