Christmas 2014, part 3

Christmas morning! Arabelle had taken some Tylenol with Codeine in the ER, so she crashed when we got home the night before and slept until 7:30 without a peep. Bo is usually up well before 7, but came in a few minutes after Arabelle got up. I think they both had forgotten it was Christmas morning. I was so afraid Bo would go in during the night and open all the presents while we were asleep. Ha!

We woke Mae up around 7:45. They were so excited!

A few new books for Mae....

Arabelle had asked for walkie-talkies and she got them! Bo also loves this new superhero shirt he got in his stocking.

 Bo was excited about his Dusty toy plane (from the movie Planes).

New cups!

Bo came up with the idea of a car that drives up the wall and funny enough, I had already ordered one off Amazon! Somehow, Amazon shipped the car in a box by itself and then shipped another box with the same car and a toy helicopter. They told us they didn't know how it happened, but to keep it. I had also seen the same car at Walmart for a decent bit cheaper, so I bought it and planned to return the Amazon one before the duplicate one even came. So, we ended up with 3 of them. I wrapped the Walmart one, but had forgotten, so I wrapped another Amazon one and didn't realize it until Bo opened two on Christmas morning. haha! I still had one to ship back to Amazon for a refund. :)

They always get new underwear in their stocking and they last all year. Ha!

 Mae wasn't too sure about her new tricycle at first. She learned to ring the bell pretty quickly!

She LOVES her doll stroller! Arabelle had one when she was Mae's age, but it wore out from pushing a certain little brother around. I'm sure Mae will wear this one out with her baby brother too. :)

The big kids also got scooters (snagged a BARGAIN on Amazon for $17 each!) and they LOVE them!

Love this grin!

Papaw and Mamaw came for a visit that afternoon.

It was a nice day at home with each other! 

Christmas 2014, part 1

I didn't put any Christmas presents for the kids under the tree until Monday night and we let them open the gifts on Tuesday, so there wasn't too much talk about them before hand. I also put them BEHIND the tree so Mae wouldn't open them all. She was the perfect age to open gifts by herself this year....she loved it! 

Arabelle was SO excited about her art set from Nancy!

See? ;)

Bo couldn't believe there were SO MANY DINOSAURS in one pack!

They loved all their gifts, Nancy! Thank you! 

Opening a few gifts the night before Christmas Eve definitely got them super excited about the next few days!!!

New Things

The kids received SO many nice and fun things for their birthdays! Part of me feels guilty, especially after spending a week in Haiti this summer. The Lord has blessed us with SO MUCH to be thankful for.

Arabelle and Bo have been enjoying all their new toys, clothes, and shoes!

New shoes and ready for school on Monday! Arabelle is also holding Bo's new Mickey and phone.

New soccer ball! Arabelle is very careful to not leave it outside in the heat. We learned earlier this summer that soccer balls will pop if they get too hot!

We went and used some birthday money to get her cleats and shin guards for soccer.

She said, "Take one more!" and made this funny face. :)

New bag and chair!

You can see the road rug under the chair in this one. Both Bo and Arabelle enjoy driving cars, setting up people, etc.

If you're gift isn't pictured, it doesn't mean it's not being enjoyed! Contrary to popular belief, I don't carry my camera around *all* the time. :)