Christmas 2017 {Part Three}

{SANTA CAME!!}

Santa left the kiddos' gifts to the left of the tree. He brought Brady a ride-on toy, Shelby got a bigger bike & helmet, and Hadley got a hair stylist dress up set/tools, makeup, and necklace set.

 

The girls were super eager to open their stockings, so after checking out what Santa left them under the tree they brought their stockings to open in the kitchen while Derek prepped breakfast. The #1 thing Hadley repeatedly asked for this Christmas was lipstick rings that she had seen a friend with a couple months ago. Thankfully, Santa came through and left a set of eight lipstick rings in her stocking. In the picture above, Shelby is showing off her new shampoo/conditioner she got in her stocking. When we stayed in a hotel over Thanksgiving last month, Shelby was totally into using the hair products left in the hotel bathroom as opposed to our regular Johnson & Johnson soap. Shelby was super excited to have her own shampoo & conditioner now! And while the girls were busy tearing into their stockings, Brady was finding all of his toys under the tree and playing with them already. ;)

{Brady playing with his new corn popper toy from Mommy & Daddy, and you can see his little ride-on toy in the background from Santa that he'd already taken for a test drive!}

{Shelby used her own money to shop for Christmas presents for all of us at her school's Holiday Shop. Here she is reading to Hadley about the "Askamoji" (Emoji themed eight ball) she gifted her.}

{Hadley opening her new sunglasses from Shelby. Shelby did an amazing job picking out gifts that were perfect for each of us!}

{Showing off her new sunglasses from Shelby & her new BLUE watch from Auntie Em & Uncle Chris}

{While the girls were busy opening gifts, Brady found the remnants of Santa's cookies & helped himself, ha!}

{This new car ramp toy from Grammy & Grampy was a big hit!}

{The girls were SO excited about this gift from Grammy & Grampy--chocolate coins AND a five dollar bill. You'd have thought they won the lottery!}

{Brady reading his new book Little Blue Truck from Auntie Em & Uncle Chris}

{New watch, new Moana dress-up, new slime--check, check, check! I think it's safe to say it was a good Christmas!}

{putting together their new Moana puzzle from Grammy & Grampy}

{This is the worst picture, but I had to include it anyways--Hadley is sporting her new hair stylist apron & working on her brother's hair despite him not being the most cooperative client, ha!}

{trying out her new bike from Santa!}

{Hadley trying out her new make-up on Shelby}

Our Christmas Day was spent at home all day in our PJ's. We finally got dressed after an early dinner and headed out to go caroling around our neighborhood with my friend Jessica and her family. We went caroling with some of our neighbors both years we lived in San Antonio, and we have decided to make that a little tradition for our family. We were so thankful to have Jessica and her family join us both last year and again this year! The kids have an absolute blast running from house to house together and singing their favorite Christmas songs, and our neighbors are always so genuinely surprised and grateful to hear them caroling. I think caroling is kind of a thing of the past maybe, but we're trying to keep it alive!

{The kids caroling for Ms. Leslie, our sweet neighbor and Shelby's piano teacher}

{Look at all those smiles--Christmas joy!}

It was an absolutely wonderful Christmas! {Except for the part where 3/4 of my family members woke up the next day with a bad cold, boo!}