Unbelievably, the kids let us sleep until 7:15 on Christmas morning! Kurt and I were awakened with shouts of "Santa left presents! Santa came!" This is one morning every year that I gladly jump right out of bed, whatever time the kids wake up, just to see the excitement on the kids' faces! A friend whose kids are a little older recently told me that the best Christmases are when the kids are young and believe in Santa. I want to make sure I appreciate this for as long as I can! I have a ton of pictures of the kids unwrapping their presents, but the pictures I am posting are the presumptive favorites of the day.
I can't even blame Santa for the toddler roller coaster that appeared under the tree---it was a present from us to the kids! It really was the crowd-pleaser for the kids, but for me? So far it has worked out into very very poor use of our kitchen space...we pushed the table aside to give the kids all the room they needed to play on the roller coaster, and here we are 4 days later without use of our table, without room on the floor, and with no end in sight! (No, we don't have a finished basement, and the "toy room" (what used to be known as our office) is not even close to being big enough to house the roller coaster! Can't wait until the weather is warm again...this is going to be an outdoor coaster!!) But it is by far Jack's favorite gift, and Nicole and Max are really enjoying it as well!
An honorable mention goes out to Jack's Lightning McQueen tricycle, which he loves to sit on, but his legs are still a little too short to reach the pedals! Again, Nicole and Max love to play with this...probably because it is Jack's toy. 
Nicole adores the American Girl pajamas she received from Santa...only because Santa bought matching pajamas for both her Bitty Baby doll and her other AG doll (name still undetermined, but we're 95% sure that she has closed in on one!) She was so excited to dress in her matching jammies, and she didn't change all day!
Although Max loved every toy he opened (he is very easy to shop for!), his favorite may be the Hot Wheels Trick Trax deluxe set that Santa brought. It required at least an hour of assembly by daddy (and at least 5 "goddammits" during this time), and it has five loops/tricks and requires five cars to complete the stunts from start to finish! 
And, who doesn't love a game of Twister!? (Well, the boys didn't really, so I was left twisting it out with Nicole at the end of the day.)
Although Max loved every toy he opened (he is very easy to shop for!), his favorite may be the Hot Wheels Trick Trax deluxe set that Santa brought. It required at least an hour of assembly by daddy (and at least 5 "goddammits" during this time), and it has five loops/tricks and requires five cars to complete the stunts from start to finish! And, who doesn't love a game of Twister!? (Well, the boys didn't really, so I was left twisting it out with Nicole at the end of the day.)
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