Christmas time is here!!!

Doesn't it always seem so unreal that Christmas is actually here??!!! I always feel sad as the day starts to wind down & I realize that the general kindness that people show to strangers for no reason around this time will soon be ending.
Christmas morning I woke up at about 5:30 to feed Sam. We wanted to open presents after he was fed & changed & happy so he's be awake. So Sean turned on UPN's yule log & I came out to this scene...
Thats right my friends... a guitar :)!! I told Sean a few months ago that I'd like to learn how to play cause I think it would be great!!! I'm so excited to learn. I'm on page 30 of the first teach yourself book & have 4 strings under my belt... as much as a beginner can in a day anyways... I did play Jingle Bells & a bicycle built for two :)

Here is Sam, looking slightly confused at the excitement of it all!

Here is Sean waiting for Tiffany & Caio. Sean's sister & her husband stayed the night with us & opened presents with us! the more the merrier!!

Sean getting the stockings down. Sam got apple juice & new binkies from Santa :)

Here is Sam contemplating his first taste of apple juice-

stinkin cute :)

Opening presents...

I wrapped a bone for Red & put it under the tree. It was pretty crowded with the tree, our couches, & 5 bodies opening presents, so Sean told Red to go to his bed. When he called him over to give him his bone he just kept peeking around the couch. I thought it was pretty funny.

Caio got a mountain bike from Santa. He LOVED it!! & everyone loved seeing him happy. He didn't' get it til all the presents were open & we said we were going to eat breakfast.. sneaky :)

Sam sat in his swing on the table while we all had hot chocolate & english muffins. He just smiled & laughed for a good half an hour after the presents were open. He was so happy :)

Merry Christmas :)

After we ate breakfast we went over to watch Sean's siblings open presents....

Julia & Sam

video games!

Sean's brother gave Sean & Sam matching flashlights with their names on it.

Grandma Johnson with Sammy.

By the time the afternoon hit... we were TIRED!! We went over to the Dillards to visit with my family, but ended up having to go after about an hour cause I was sooo tired!!! I did get a good look at Katie's new Disney princess barbies though... she got a set of 7or so!

We made ribs & funeral potatoes & veggies for dinner & Sean's family came over. Dinner was DELICIOUS :) Sean always makes the best ribs! Then we watched Happy Gilmore ( a present) & the day was over!!!

It was so great!! I got a guitar, a new willow tree figurine, & a beautiful family hymn book complete with artwork & the history of the hymns. I also got a great hubba bubba story book from my dear sister Kelli ( every year when we were younger we always wanted the lifesaver Christmas story book) & lots of gum in my stocking :)

what a wonderful time of year!!! So much joy & happiness! & how lucky we were to have a brand new baby to share it with. Our first Christmas as a new little family. I have been thinking lately about how much I cannot wait for the rest of my life. I can't wait for all of my babies firsts... & I can't wait to have more babies too... not for awhile, mind you... but I couldn't be happier!!!!!

Hope everyone had an amazing Christmas...

& here comes New Years!