Such A Happy Christmas

We had a great Christmas this year! Nothing too exciting, but still very fun. It was a little strange, as we didn't get up to open presents until around 9:00. Somehow Alex slept in, which was great! Ryan had to work Christmas Eve, so he didn't get home until 8:00 am, which gave him some extra time to wind down before the craziness began. Darek woke up pretty happy, but before long was a little over stimulated and hungry. After a bottle, he took a nice nap. We loved all of the gifts we received, and were so grateful to those who took time and thought into getting us gifts. Thank you so much! Some of our favorite gifts this year included:

Ryan:
1. PS3
2. iPod touch

Mandi:
1. Head massager (sounds weird, but feels incredible)
2. Touchmaster 2 (DS)
3. The Dark Knight on blu-ray
4. Big bag of gummy bears
5. Ok, pretty much everything!!

Alex:
1. Batman motorcycle
2. Indiana Jones whip (makes sounds)
3. Indiana Jones sword
4. Batman sword

Darek:
1. A fuzzy little blanket
2. Any and all toys

We also got several Nerf guns. I'll be posting soon to show our massive amounts of Nerf products. For now, here are a few pics of Christmas Eve and Christmas morning.

All the boys on Christmas Eve

A very excited Alex holding Darek right before bedtime

Putting "reindeer food" on the front lawn so Santa would find us easily

Cookies and Applebeer for Santa

Darek's present left by Santa

Alex's present left by Santa

Two cute boys on Christmas morning after opening their presents from Santa

Darek was obviously overjoyed :)

I have no idea why Alex's eyes would not stay open... oh well. He was very excited about what Santa left for him.

This was a toy left in Darek's stocking. He loves eating... I mean playing with this little elephant.

Some of Alex and Darek's presents. No, they aren't spoiled at all.

Alex with his Indiana Jones whip

Time for a nap

We love Christmas and look forward to next year when Darek will actually know what's going on. :)