Christmas!

Christmas Day finally arrived! Our tree looked beautiful with all its travel ornaments on it. This year's new ornaments for our family included: an orb from the Atlantis Aquarium, a Phantom mask, Peggy's Lighthouse, Maine lobster sketched on wood, leaves from Acadia National, and a Stranger Things Demigorg. I love our tree!

Stockings were stuffed and ready for the morning.

It appears Santa left a couple of gifts for the girls to enjoy! Lily received a gift card tree with cards to some of her favorite places: Target, QT, Zaxby's, Chick-fil-a, Barnes & Noble, Starbucks and just a regular Visa one to enjoy. Mia received a sherpa fleece blanket with 16 shows on it; all ones she has seen or been a part of! Both girls also received a blind date with a book package which they were excited about. In the middle was a big bag of surprise candy from Rocket Fizz; we liked the Charlie Brown Christmas design on it. There was also a magic box in the middle; the girls can share this by leaving it hanging in the shower so they can put their phones in to easily enjoy music while there. They each had a "family fun pack" to open. Mia opened one telling her our family was going to the Harry Potter Exhibit in town later on in the week. Lily opened one telling her our family is going to see Riverdance at the Fox Theater in January. This was a great way to start the morning!

Decker was pretty excited about the "Starpups" stuffed cup of coffee that was in his stocking. He had fun trying to destroy it as quickly as possible.

Just a few pictures from the morning:

Ryan loved the "I miss Uranus" Holey Moley mug that Lily got him!

I absolutely love this gift from Ryan! We have used this little hand drawn heart picture for a couple of years. One of us would hide it away for the other to find, and then we'd switch. It was always a sweet reminder of our love for each other when we'd find it. I love this little heart card. Ryan had it framed and we hung it up outside our room to keep it from getting damaged or lost along the way. I could not love this gift anymore.

Our afternoon was lazy and restful which was wonderful. Granna and Papa stopped by to visit in the afternoon which was great. Mia enjoyed a big mug of hot chocolate and Lily had fun putting together her new Lego set of succulents. It was an absolutely perfect day.

We were excited about a special Christmas dinner. Look at these amazing Wagyu steaks Ryan grilled for us!

Every bite of dinner was delicious. Wagyu steaks, green beans, mashed potatoes, cinnamon apples, crispy Italian bread, and sparkling cider to drink. This was fantastic!

We ended the meal with one of our family's favorite desserts. It's an easy combo of orange sherbet and strawberry jello with whipped cream on top. It's so good!

We couldn't have asked for a better Christmas day!