Santa Baby!

Mason at 4 and Madelyn almost 2= BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!  Mason understands, anticipates, excites, LOVES everything about Christmas!  He loves to tell us the story of Jesus’ birth, loves to sing Christmas songs, loves the thought of Santa coming down the chimney to HIS house! I remember all the excitement and magic this time of year brought me when I was young, and I love to “relive” this special time through my kids!  It is truly the best! 

Elfie!  Made an appearance a little after Thanksgiving ready to “hide and watch” to make sure Mason and Madelyn were being good!  Madelyn…could have cared less!  Mason…loved playing hide and seek with Elfie every morning.  He did question his ability to fly back to the North Pole…and wondered why he was like his “stuffed animals” and not “real” looking!  YIKES!  Seriously his questions were making me question how much longer Santa would really be REAL!

Twas’ the night before Christmas…Well really December 23rd (we were traveling to Abilene for Christmas so Santa stopped at our pad a few days early)  We sat out cookies, milk and of course our list making sure Santa really knew what we wanted….since Elfie could have forgotten to tell him!

Our stockings were hung….And FILLED to the BRIM with fun $1.00 isle items and an umbrella and flash light and movies!   

 

Santa came and he DELIVERED!  Mason’s fav gift was his POLICE car and Madelyn loves her Dora Backpack and Elmo doctor kit!  They both love playing in the kitchen! 

Mason woke first and could NOT stand it!  He was ready to JUMP out of the bed and run downstairs to see if Santa came! 

He was so so so SPEECHLESS!  He ran downstairs and did not know what to do!  He ran straight for the police car and pretty much stayed in it for a while!  At this time Madelyn was awake and ready to come see her stash! 

 

They played for a good while.  Marcus and I got ready loaded up the car and we were off to Abilene to DD and Daddio’s house!  I thought it would be hard for the kids to leave their new toys behind only a few hours after they got them, but they grabbed a few of their fav toys and that kept them somewhat happy in the 5hr car ride :)