Less than 12 hours later, there was chaos as presents and wrapping went everywhere!!
Owen got 2 goldfish in a bowl as one of his presents. Later in the morning he tried putting his hand in the water!! Another favorite present were his squeaky shoes. He has been testing Ella's out for the past few days and was very excited when he got his very own pair. They squeak with every step!!
Ella received a very pretty skirt and hairband from Auntie Simone (thank you!!). She had to put them on right away. From Santa she got a few more toys for her play kitchen - a baking set, mixer, and smoothie set.
Santa brought Sam a blue Ukulele. He just loves it! Now his Mum and Dad just want to know how to tune it! - Can anyone help?? 
And for everyone to share, Santa brought a Marble race track. It kept Sam busy for a long time today!
For Christmas breakfast we had oven pancakes - a family favorite.
And for Christmas dinner we had a pizza party along with chips and punch. Chris and I had been tossing ideas around about what to have for Christmas dinner. We finally decided on pizza because it is a family favorite that everyone enjoys. We use a special thin crust recipe and pizza stone and they are just delicious. Best of all, everyone gets to choose their own toppings. Sam likes cheese and poppy seeds. Ella and Owen like pizza sauce and cheese and today Chris and I had three different toppings - Hawaiian, caramelized onion, and mushroom-apple-goat cheese. It was a great Christmas dinner!!
For desert we had pink cup cakes and popcorn balls! Ella received a cute book called Pinkalicious for her birthday about a girl who eats too many pink cupcakes and then turns pink. The kids have been asking for pink cupcakes since Ella got the book so we decided to include them in our Christmas party today.
Later in the afternoon we went out for a walk. It was raining just a little and so Owen and Ella tested out the new umbrellas they got for Christmas..
1 comment:
I love the photo of clean and orderly the night before and then the chaos the next day. I would love to try one of your pizzas. They sound so yummy!
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