Christmas Morning

We all need a nap! Even though I didn't read Candice's comments to Gracie last night, they must have been in tune with each other. Gracie was up and raring to go at 7:30 this morning. Now, I know how dad felt all those years when we wanted him to get up on Christmas morning. While 7:30 may not seem that early to any of you, Gracie didn't finally fall asleep last night until 10:30! It's actually kind of funny, because when she stops for a few minutes after bouncing, her eyes kind of glaze over.

Santa was very good to Gracie and she has had a blast playing all morning. Santa doesn't wrap Gracie's gifts, he leaves them out for her to see in the morning, just like he did for mommy when she was little.

Gracie got all three things she asked for: the singing Aurora doll, pretend beauty set, and the Minty Christmas DVD. The biggest hit of the morning being that beauty set. It has a hair drier in it that runs on batteries as well as several viles of "make up" and a curling iron. Everyone has been beautified this morning including her new Aurora and Tinker Bell dolls.

What else? Oh, she loves the present Mamaw and Papaw sent. It was the My Little Pony Amusement park. Her little ponies have been riding on the Ferris wheel and "roller poster" all morning long.

She has taken a few breaks to grab some sugar and a little breakfast, but she is in toy heaven in our living room.

Our neighbors are headed out of town this morning, but they stopped by a few minutes ago and dropped off yet another pink present for Gracie. A stuffed Pinkie Pie (My Little Pony) pillow. Gracie has now gotten her cow girl hat and has put candy canes on Pinkies ear and is riding her around the couch.

It has been an exciting morning and the floor is full of very girly toys, paper, boxes, and tons of those plastic ties that make it nearly impossible to remove toys from their packages.

We are truly blessed. I am not sure how much other children woke up to this morning, and there are times that I worry that we can't get our child as much as many others--but Gracie is so blessed and so thankful. We couldn't ask for a better Christmas. We have so much and so many people have so little. I shouldn't have a worry in the world.

As we wind down from an excitment filled and sugar riddled morning, we want to take a few minutes to wish you a very Merry Christmas as well. We hope Santa was good to you, and you remember to say "Happy Birthday" to Jesus.

To see more pictures from this morning, which I am afraid I don't have many as my camera couldn't keep up and most of them came out blurry! ;( click here to start, and then click forward

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