Merry Christmas 2015 edition

The Eason Family has been so busy preparing for Santa!! Brock helped me make some sugar cookies and then we were off to see Santa at the mall! Wasn't that a great idea to wait until the week of Christmas for that event! Yeah......

After waiting *cough* over an hour *cough*, we were next up to see Santa! 

Brock seemed so excited! We had prepped him on what to say, he was ready to see Santa and tell him what he wanted! He didn't want to be left out on the big night! 

Poor Brock - didn't even want to sit on my lap next to him. Yet another picture where Kade looks at big brother in amazement! ;)  Ah, one day we will laugh at these.... (hopefully he will too)

We were asked to play a critical part for Saint Margaret's Christmas Eve Children's Service. Kade was to be Baby Jesus and Brent and I were to play Mary and Joseph! How cool! 

And of course.... when baby Jesus was born, there was a random young Shepherd hanging around....

 The 3:00pm service was great for us in that it didn't interfere with dinner, but not so great for the boy who missed his nap. At St. Margaret's, as the Christmas story is read, all the characters come up to the front and end up all sitting with the Holy Family. Brock was getting a little antsy every time more and more people joined us on stage. He did really well considering, but at the end when people tried to take our picture, he was done. We headed home for Brock to decompress and eat some dinner. 

 

 Finally it was time for all children to be snug in their beds! (Yay!)

 Santa, and his husky, had work to do!!

We were ready for the pitter-patter of little feet! Oscar was ready too! He oversaw every present placement!

The next morning was super cute - we took a video of Brock and Kade coming down the stairs.We opened one present, stopped for breakfast, then resumed back promptly at 9:30am! We had it set up for my mother and Grammy & Grandpa Eason to watch the boys open their presents through video chat.

It was a whirlwind of excitement and wrapping paper everywhere! This Christmas, there were several times when Brock did NOT want to open anything else and only play with the latest toy revealed after unwrapping!

 

The boys loved everything and got sooo many new things.... I sense a purge coming of the not-so-loved toys!

Merry Christmas to all our family and friends near and far!!

Cool scooter from Aunt Carol & Uncle Jeff!!!