Christmas Blessings!

Christmas morning started a little earlier than usual this year.

Sam is usually so good about sleeping in. 

He has never been the kid that gets up at 5:00

yelling for everyone else to get up too

He usually sleeps til about 8:00 or so and stays in his room

until we have our coffee brewing and camera ready 

This year he woke up at 6:00, when I let the dogs out

but he stayed in bed, trying to go back to sleep until 9:00

~ he said it was the longest night ever ~
at 7:00 he was still awake and I said 
"let's get up!"

poor little thing always thinking of everyone else

even on Christmas Morning!

We relaxed and played with all of our new goodies

until we headed over to grandpa and grandma's, in the afternoon

 for more family festivities.

We enjoyed eating, visiting, playing with cousins

and eating again

until it was time to open more presents!

a beautiful mess

After we were finished here
we still had one more celebration
to get to


Matt and Toni were having chili
for all of us to visit with 
Grandpa Bob and JoAnn

I love the busy Christmas day
spent with so much family!