We had a fabulous Christmas morning! What fun!!! The girls actually slept until about 7 (a habit they've gotten into over the break - one that will be hard to break when school starts back.) Annlee and Kaylin came in our room ready to go see what Santa brought. We took pity on them and went ahead and woke up Maryella and Elianna so they wouldn't have to wait for the fun to begin. I took a quick picture of them standing in the hall before we went out to see the stockings. 
As always, first on the agenda was to see if Santa ate his snack - and he did.
Then Jeff started handing out stockings to everyone.
They loved everything in them and were very excited to find Zhu Zhu hamsters in there.
They probably played with those zhu zhus and the other things for 10-15 minutes before one of them finally remembered that Santa probably left things in the other living room too.
We went around the corner first and tortured them for a bit talking about the weather and such before we had mercy and let them come see. The squeals were heard all the way down the street, I'm sure. 
Santa left a huge Barbie house, teddy bears to stuff and dress, a nutcracker, mints, and a Tinkerbell movie for all of them together.
They also each had a pile of their own with a Barbie, a Sprite, a book and a few other things. Kaylin was very excited about her Sprite. 
Annlee couldn't wait to open her gymnastics Barbie.
Maryella had hers opened in record time and experimented with taking the earrings in and out. 
Elianna had a little pile of her own with a stroller to push, a baby doll, bath toys and a sippy cup. 
She figured out that stroller fast and loved it!
After the girls played with their Barbie house for awhile...
...we opened gifts from each other.
The girls each got a couple new outfits, a toy, a book, and a pair of shoes. 
They each gave each other a Barbie doll. Elianna got some little toy bug car things from her sisters.
One special gift was an ornament that Annlee made for Jeff and I. 
After opening all the gifts, it was back to the Barbie house.
I loved seeing all the little scenes they made with the Barbies while they were playing.
Maryella was very pleased with the potty and had her Barbie go several times. 
And you know that all good Barbies wash their hands when they are done!
Even Elianna wanted to get in on the Barbie house fun! 
And for the last couple pictures of the day... Elianna experienced her first Christmas dinner! 
I think she was a big fan!
As always, first on the agenda was to see if Santa ate his snack - and he did. Then Jeff started handing out stockings to everyone. They loved everything in them and were very excited to find Zhu Zhu hamsters in there. They probably played with those zhu zhus and the other things for 10-15 minutes before one of them finally remembered that Santa probably left things in the other living room too. We went around the corner first and tortured them for a bit talking about the weather and such before we had mercy and let them come see. The squeals were heard all the way down the street, I'm sure. Santa left a huge Barbie house, teddy bears to stuff and dress, a nutcracker, mints, and a Tinkerbell movie for all of them together. They also each had a pile of their own with a Barbie, a Sprite, a book and a few other things. Kaylin was very excited about her Sprite. Annlee couldn't wait to open her gymnastics Barbie. Maryella had hers opened in record time and experimented with taking the earrings in and out. Elianna had a little pile of her own with a stroller to push, a baby doll, bath toys and a sippy cup. She figured out that stroller fast and loved it! After the girls played with their Barbie house for awhile... ...we opened gifts from each other. The girls each got a couple new outfits, a toy, a book, and a pair of shoes. They each gave each other a Barbie doll. Elianna got some little toy bug car things from her sisters. One special gift was an ornament that Annlee made for Jeff and I. After opening all the gifts, it was back to the Barbie house. I loved seeing all the little scenes they made with the Barbies while they were playing. Maryella was very pleased with the potty and had her Barbie go several times. And you know that all good Barbies wash their hands when they are done! Even Elianna wanted to get in on the Barbie house fun! And for the last couple pictures of the day... Elianna experienced her first Christmas dinner! I think she was a big fan!Oh, and one more of Elianna with all her Christmas goodies!!!
And Kaylin and Maryella play with the new Polly Pockets.
