Santa Came!!!!! He Came!!!!!

 
 
 
 

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Laura Ann fell asleep on the way home from Moulton, so she went straight to bed when we got home. Daniel didn't waste much time either, though, he was anxious to get into bed because he didn't want Santa to come while he was still up. He was all worried about Santa being in the storm & prayed for Santa's safety! He helped me fix a plate of cookies for Santa & carrots for the reindeer & he went straight to bed. He was asleep within ten minutes. The excitement was too much to keep him asleep though, because he pounced (literally) on me about 2:00 am saying, "Santa came!!! He came!!!". So much for getting him on video because Dan & I were both dead to the world at that hour. I explained to him that it was still the middle of the night & that Santa could still be in our neighborhood, so he had to go back to bed. He was upset about it, but cooperated. He asked if he could just look at what Santa had brought & I agreed (see 2:00 am pic in slideshow). How pitiful is that?? He had to just look at what Santa brought & then go back to bed! There was no way, though, that we could start our day at 2:00 am!! I heard him again at 4:57, so we got up & he was SOOOOOOOO excited about all of his Speed Racer garb! He played nonstop for the next hour while we waited for Laura Ann to get up. She cracked her door about 6:00, peeked out & closed it back! Ha! Unlike her dad & her brother, she is like her mom & needs a few minutes to wake up. On her 2nd peek, she spotted her Belle dress & couldn't resist coming out. She was so sweet looking at it all, pointing out everything & smiling. She loved the dress & the 'microwave'. We did make Daniel hold off on his stocking so they could go through those at the same time. Of course, Daniel tore through his in about 10 seconds and Laura Ann took about 10 minutes, looking at every little thing & commenting on it. She didn't waste any time either before she started cooking up a storm in her new kitchen. The race track was a hit with both of them. They took turns all morning racing all of the hotwheels. Getting up early worked out well, because it gave them plenty of time to play before heading for Georgia to Nanna & Big Daddy's. While we were eating breakfast, Daniel informed us that he heard Santa's sleigh land on our roof right above his room & that is what woke him up so early the first time! He talked about that the rest of the day. It truly was a magical morning. Seeing the looks on their faces & hearing their squeals when they saw their toys was priceless.