We began our family celebration Christmas Eve morning with Belgian waffles on the Christmas china. We've really enjoyed the Rudolph and Clarisse mugs I snagged from a college group Dirty Santa game.
KJ then gave the kids a quick Christmas morning bath while I cleaned up from breakfast. I heard him telling the kids that he was washing them clean on Christmas morning just like Jesus came to wash us clean from our sins. To which Ella replied, "It's not really Christmas morning." She takes things very literally.
Then it was time to open presents. I love the excited present-opening smiles. James really liked his bucket of animals, and Ella was obviously quite excited about her new shirts.
Ella's big present this year was a scooter. She really loved it, and we went on a family walk around the block so she could ride it for the first time. The funniest part of our journey was James "riding" Ella's tricycle. He very happily walked it down the street. He was so proud of himself.
We had a very nice day.
What a wonderful day! I love the joy portrayed through each picture and the expressions of all. The scooter was a fantastic idea, and James did look so happy about his accomplishment. :)
ReplyDelete(I really like the idea of using your Christmas china for breakfast; when else do we get a chance to use it!)
I love you all, and that's a great Murphy family picture above!
p.s. your blog looks great, as usual :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, sweet Katie!
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