Merry Christmas!!

Well, after a six month lapse in my blog, I am just going to start from here rather than try to catch up on six months worth! However, I promise to be diligent about it from here on out.

Merry Christmas from The Arthur's! It was such a fun day and a day that we really looked forward to since Macie was so excited about it. It was a also a neat day since we celebrated it as a complete family of four.

We took the kids to see Santa last week. Jim and I expected one of the kids to be melting, but to our surprise, it was just the opposite. Davis was so amazed by Santa's beard that he would stare at it and giggle. Meanwhile, Jim and I were jumping around like maniacs trying to get his attention. Macie was staring at us with the "what the heck are you two clowns doing" expression. And that was that. :)

Christmas morning was awesome. We put the gifts out the night before after the kids went to sleep. When Macie woke up she was just staring at the tree.

Then she started pulling all the gifts out and piling them up. I started shopping for her a few months ago, and I guess I got a little carried away. :) Spoiled Moo! Once Jim's mom and sister arrived, the festivities began!

Even little Davis was excited about presents!! He was crawling all over them. Literally!

Macie received some great presents including the Leap Frog Tag Junior and three books, singing Tyrone and Pablo characters from the Backyardigans, coloring books, stickers, playdough, a vacuum cleaner and cleaning cart, books, bath toys, a play computer (aka. pooter) and many other things, which have escaped me at the moment! Davis was happy with his little teething toys and clothes.

Mommy also made out very well. Santa brought me a very cute necklace with our kids names engraved. I love it! I also got a Pottery Barn gift card, which is nice since we are about to order a few pieces for our house in the next few weeks.

Once the gifts were opened, Macie and Davis played and played for the rest of the day. We even had a hard time getting Macie to eat because she would not stay still long enough. However, both kids took great naps and even went to bed early! That is what Santa does to little kids! He wears them out!! :)