Christmas Joys...

We had such a wonderful Christmas. We spent Christmas eve going out to pick up some last minute gifts and wrapping them, then we got ready to go to Christmas eve service at church then the annual Martin family Christmas with my brother, sister-in-law, nephew and dad. They prepared a great dinner then we opened presents and Hunter and Sydney spent some time playing with all their gifts. We had such a wonderful time celebrating Christmas as a family, then it was time to go home and get ready for Santa. Sydney and I went home and she prepared her Reindeer food and baked Santa's Cookies. Sydney sprinkled all of the reindeer's food outside and put Santa cookies on the fireplace with his milk and then we went into her room to read Christmas story and get ready for bed. I had been telling Sydney all day that when she went to bed she had to make sure that she did not come out of her room or Santa may not stop at our house and I never heard a peep from her once she went to bed. After Santa made his appearance at home I slipped into bed because I knew it would not be long before the pitter-patter of feet would be running down the hall. When Sydney awakened Christmas morning she was so excited, all she could say was Oh my goodness, mommy, I have been so good all year, Santa brought me everything I wanted. She ran from toy to toy opening and playing and saying how good she had been....Seeing her face on Christmas morning could brighten any ones face....it was so special and priceless.....These are the times that I love...Simple Christmas joys...

PaPa and his babies....

Making reindeer food...

Sydney loves her Easy Bake oven from PaPa

Two Sweet Cousins...all ready for Santa....

Sprinkling the reindeer food for all of Santa's reindeer....

Getting Santa's cookies ready...

Waiting for Santa

Checking to see what Santa put in the stocking...

Look PaPa what Santa brought you.....tangerines

Look Mommy....Santa brought me a ICARLY remote.....

Let me see what is in Mom's stocking....

Veterinarian Sydney hard at work...playing with her Barbie Pet Vet Set from Santa, Sydney says that one of the jobs she wants to have when she grows up is to be a veterinarian and help the animals.

After our busy Christmas eve and Santa fun at home, mommy was baking and Sydney was having fun with all her surprises and then it was time to go to Uncle Tims where we spend every Christmas day with all our Hatcher Family have a good 'ole fashion Christmas lunch and open presents with the cousins.....After we finished here it was home to go and get ready for another Christmas celebration with the Jimenez family. Thank you TiTi Carmen and Serena for my Uggs and diva outfit and build-a-bear and Thank you Santa for my Kitchen...

Unwrapping gifts at Meme's

Checking out her cool camera from Uncle Tim and Aunt Vickie

Sydney had such a wonderful Christmas, Santa brought her everything on her list, kitchen, Barbie Townhouse, ZhuZhu pets and the purple horse that Sydney was sure that Santa would forget because he would not know which horse that she wanted but Santa surprised her....;), she got a Barbie PetVet Set, cupcake maker, Kids Bop 16 CD, ICarley boombox, other ICarley toys, clothes from Aunt Pam and Aunt Vickie, barbie and clothes from Lilly, Teddy bear, pet net and doodle pad from Aunt Marilyn, Uggs and diva outfit and build-a-bear from TiTi Carmen and Serena and barbie drawing board from Mommy.