Christmas Morning 2011

I didn't think Christmas was going to get here fast enough, and that's a huge leap for me because I love to linger in the holidays for as long as possible. But, by golly, Madelyn was chopping at the bit to open presents! Presents! Presents!

We had a real nice, quiet morning with just the four of us. It was laid back and relaxed. Normally we spend the morning opening presents and having breakfast with everyone, but this year, since the Packers were playing in the evening, we decided it might be a nice change of pace for us to get together with everyone for the big game. This proved to be an excellent plan, as it afforded Madelyn an opportunity to open and play with some of her new toys, and then open more later.

We were especially blessed this year because we thought Grammy and Papa were going to be out of state, but as it turned out, Papa didn't have to have surgery! That was truly the best Christmas gift for me! As a matter of fact, I do believe finding out that he didn't need surgery was the best moment of my year! :)