Christmas Morning

I love Christmas morning. I love waking up at my parent's house, the three of us (ok, four of us counting Sophie) all curled up in a warm bed, knowing that it is going to be a day full of family and food and fun. The excitement is still there, just like when I was a kid. But, it's different now. It's excitement to spend the day with my parents, with my brother and sister and her family, to be around my grandparents and any other family members that are able to stop by. It's excitement to watch as Aiden opens up his gifts, plays with his new toys and watch him interact with all his family. It's excitement to spend the day with people I love.

But, before all the excitment really starts, we have a quiet Christmas morning. We relax and eat breakfast. Aiden opens his presents slowly and plays with each one before moving onto the next - I know that will change one day and it will be tornado Aiden around the tree, but for now, it's a peaceful morning. We stay in our jammies until noon and drink coffee with whipped cream on top prepared by Papa John. We get the turkey in the oven and start getting ready for the day. Christmas morning at my Mom and Dad's is one of my favorite times of the holiday season...

All tuckered out and asleep on the couch on Christmas Eve...

 Who doesn't love the view of the tree on Christmas morning?

Aiden's presents were all wrapped appropriately in Thomas the Train paper this year and his stocking was so full part of it's contents just had to just sit next to it.

Playing with his presents, Santa got him a little wooden barn and stable set with animals 

And somehow, Santa knew Aiden needed new instruments after the last month of 2 broken drums and a broken xylophone...he loves to play music.

Christmas breakfast was genius this year...I found a recipe for a crock pot breakfast casserole (with eggs, sausage, cheese and hash browns and it cooks while you sleep!) and my mom made cranberry orange bread with Grand Marnier icing. And of course, we had mimosas. No cooking at all this year in the morning! What a great way to start Christmas day :)