Christmas Morning with my loves

Okay, if you know our little family and have been to our house over Christmastime, then you probably know that we LOVEEEEE the Grinch! We have watched it more times than I honestly know.. truly- it is simply not a healthy relationship... but no matter, we just love that little green guy! And to our surprise, Keller loves the Grinch too... like alot... like he watched it 4 times in one day... ya unhealthy I told you!! 

Well this Christmas came without warning- in the best way possible. Dont get me wrong, I obviously knew Christmas was coming, but oh my goodness, does time fly quickly- It really snuck up on me this year, so much so that my Christmas shopping was done only about a week and a half.. if that before Christmas itself! Yes I was very behind and going crazy!!! But we were so so very blessed! Presents or not, With all the hustle and bustle I was letting the true meanings of Christmas sneak past me- HOLD UP!!! NOT OKAY!!! I knew I had to change something- Keller has a darling nativity and so we spent a day talking about Jesus and how Christmas is his birthday and he came here for us- truly it was a lot of talk on my end and I don't know how much he understood- BUT he was absolutely darling about the whole thing. His face was priceless and  he then told me that Jesus and Santa are his best buddies and then they love the Grinch! hahaha I was stressed and could have been doing a million and one other things to prepare for Christmas and all of the family festivities, but in that little moment I was happy, I was relaxed, and I was the proudest mommy of the sweetest little 2 year old boy and baby girl you ever did see! 

So, all things said, I wanted to leave you with this beautiful clip and this quote... 

“And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, 

stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.”

― Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzjFEMmM0Xs

And per usual.... Here are some pictures from our magical Christmas morning...

Santa Came!!!

Okay, fair warning... it was nearly impossible to get a good picture of everyone before presents.. Keller was so excited to see what Santa brought so he was a bit blurry ... and truthfully he was WAY confused why Santa came into our house while we were asleep! hahaha

STOCKINGS!!!!

Keller was our official present unwrapper! He was thrilled to help unwrap everything and anything!! 

Keller got... ROLLER BLADES!!! and a hockey stick of course!! 

OUR  LITTLE HOCKEY PRO!  and his #1 fan

Christmas is a magical time of year- not for the gifts or the worldly reasons but because it is pure- it is sacred- it is happiness- it is love- it is family! My favorite part of Christmas is seeing it through the eyes of a child- for what it truly is, Christmas is a celebration- a celebration of our saviors birth! 

"The first gift was not wrapped, had no bow, wasn't purchased online or in a store. The first gift on Christmas was a simple gift, a sacred gift. It wasn't gold or frankincense or myrrh. It was a gift of love. And peace. And hope. Given by a father to all his children. 'For God so loved the world [and so loved you and every single one of us] He gave his son.' He is the Christ. He is Christmas. He is the gift." 

It looks like they are fighting, haha  but I promise you that they are as happy as can be... Sailor was trying to eat the bow and Keller was trying to open it for her... these two make the holidays even more magical than you would ever believe! They are my everythings and I love then to the moon!

So we were opening presents and Keller stopped, grabbed the oreos that Santa brought him out of his stocking, asked for  a bowl, and had himself a little snack! Kurt and I could not stop laughing! When did our baby boy grow up so fast?!?! 

THE POST PRESENT CRASH........ 
BEFORE...........

10 MINUTES LATER.........

I could keep going with pictures until next Christmas but I will spare you- MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS!!

Meeting Santa!!

You Guys, I have always wanted to be the crazy mom who just has to make every holiday crazy and exciting and makes their kid sit on total strangers laps because who doesn't love those timeless crying Santa pics!?!

My darling sis dug this ol beauty up.... I died laughing when I saw little Lexie Loos displeasure with the jolly old fella.. and then I noticed that ... that Jolly Old Fella looked like he wanted to eat Lex! HAHAHAHA
 ohhh... and dont ya just love my little baby fro?!? Perms baby that is where it was at when I was a wee tot! 

Well- I regret to inform you that I have been a HUGE slacker the past 2 years and we never made it to Santa- BUT now that Keller is a little older and I am a sucker for a funny picture- We decided it was a MUST!
So to Santa we went, and luckily for us he decided to take a break from all his hard work at the north pole just for us! He was taking a much needed R&R shopping trip- and decided to sit and visit with some littles at Cabella's! So close and convenient for us and it was free!! woot! woot!
Well we hopped in the line to meet him because hello, who wouldnt want to meet such an incredible man! Keller was very excited to ask him for ROLLER BLADES (yes, you read that right, my TWO year old wants roller blades for Christmas to be just like his daddy and to play hockey!)
So we waited in line for close to an hour and can I just tell you that these two were champs, they were so well behaved and good! I was so proud of both of them!

So... without further ado... here are a few sneak peeks of our amazing Santa meeting adventure!

Sailor was bound and determined to get Kellers little lion!

Passing the time coloring a beautiful picture for his 'MAMAA'.. aka Grandma :)

This was when we only had like 2-3 more people in front of us and Keller had a perfect view... the crying kiddos were making him a bit nervous to see Santa....

As you can tell, both of my kiddos were absolutely 'THRILLED' to meet Santa... you cant tell from the picture but Keller was talking to Santa NON STOP and gave him a giant list of things he wanted... but he refused to sit on Santa's lap.. or make any type of eye contact... BUT when we left, Keller was thrilled and loved talking the whole way home about his best buddy Santa! haha... oh and as you can tell, Santa gave Keller his very own candy cane! (he was very determined to open it right that very moment!)

HO HO HO MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!