Christmas Bliss

Wow!  Christmas was again magical at the Rogers' house.  The kids all "slept" in Mitchell's room, and managed to stay downstairs until 6:22am that morning.  I think they'd tell you it was well worth the wait! 

Lucy  opened the first gift of the morning;  it was impossible to resist the present Santa left when it was wrapped in pink AND had a monkey tied in the bow! Among other things, she also got a pink robe, a bead set to make jewelry, and 3 Cabbage Patch Kids from Mommy.  That was a big hit.

  

Owen was wide-eyed all morning.  Santa gifted him a much-desired remote control Jeep and a vet set for all of his doggies.  He also got a science set, fold 'n fly paper airplanes, Legos from Mommy's years that have light and sound, and a very prized gift-certificate to rent games for the Wii.

 

 

 

Mitchell is in Lego mode.  He was very fortunate to receive Legos from Santa and from several relatives.  In fact, he had so many Legos he spent all day building, and apparently neglected usual things like, say, eating breakfast or lunch.  Besides the Legos, he was very excited to get several Harry Potter things--movies and a Wii game.

 

A BIG surprise was a pair of skiis for Mommy.  Apparently Daddy, Grammy B, and Aunt Ruthie were all in cahoots to pull this off.  It was a total shock.  I am looking forward to trying out these new skis.  

When asked if there was a favorite thing about the day, each kiddo eagerly said "all of it!"  I would agree.  

We were and are all very richly blessed.

Visions of Sugar Plums

5:15 was my vision upon seeing the clock when Lucy came into our room this morning.  All the kids could see was a mountain of presents under the tree.  Watching them open their presents was lots of fun--they were just the right amount of excited about what they had opened and eager for the next surprise.  They must have gotten a good report from our elf, Fred, because they made out very well.  There were Legos in abundance (Mitchell spent most of the day building and playing), a big green two-wheeler, and many things adorned with Tinkerbell or in shades of pink.  Owen also received his "Aunt Mary brand" quilt and it got a 4-paw rating from our dog-loving one.  Wii were also surprised with a Wii (Ken is SNEAKY),  so we all tried our hand at playing.  Lots of fun all around today.  The Rogers family is definitely very blessed.

Mitchell opening one of many sets of Legos.

Charlie early on in the excitement.

Lucy and one of her aforementioned items of pink.

Lucy "helping" Mitchell with his fire boat.

Lucy, just plain excited!

 

Charlie, worn out from the excitement.

Lucy with another one of her Tinkerbell treasures.

Woof!  New digs for his bed courtesy of Aunt Mary.

The big green 2-wheeler's maiden voyage.

 

Lucy, fashioning her new pink monkey hat.

Chillin' in the sled.