hey! whadjaget?!

I had such a lovely Christmas filled with sweet surprises and happy memories.  We decided to stay home this year, here in NC.  Christmas tends to call me down home to Georgia.  It's the big one for my side of the family, and I cherished growing up and getting together with everybody.  I miss it when I'm away.  We went down last year, so we decided to stay home this year.  There's just something about having the kids wake up at their house with Santa having coming down their chimney to fill stockings and leave gifts under our tree.

Today was a lovely Christmas.  Luke has been trying to figure out the Santa thing all season long.  The little boy in him wants to believe, but the big boy in him is skeptical and very curious to solve the mystery!  He asked that we leave Santa a note for him to sign to prove that he is real.  :)  I love that kid!  He woke up to his first real Bike.  A super sweet 20" Schwinn, black with flames on the sides, and a cool camo helmet.  And the much longed for big tub of army men.  That crazy kid walked right past the bike and looked over the army guys in awe.  It wasn't long before he was setting up bases and army battles.  His other favorite toy was a Puppy pillow pet from my parents.  He wanted one so bad!  He loves it!  He also got a Laser and dart gun set from Papa and J.  He spent the rest of the night shooting everyone.  (I wonder if they regretted it by the end of the night. :)

Jules was tired, Luke actually had to wake her up at 8:30am!  She took in the room kind of stoically.  She grabbed her new white polar teddy and laid down on the couch and munched on her mini oreos.  Funny girl!  After some prompting she opened her gifts.  One of the favorites was a little Belle castle and a little Pet Shop set.  She just loves those little bitty toys.  (My favorite was the Rainbow Brite my parents sent for her.  The original was my absolute favorite toy when I was a kid.)  She also got a super cute Fur Real baby monkey from Grandma J. 

After a morning here at our house, we went over to Jeremy's parents for the rest of the day.  We had a great time opening more presents.  I was super excited about getting to give them presents this year - a cool mug with pictures of the grandkids on it for Tim, and a pretty necklace for J.  We had a delicious dinner and homemade apple dumplings - they were amazing!  There is something so relaxing about being over there.  I slept on the couch as the kids played.  Bliss.  Here at home we watched Despicable me - Jeremy hadn't seen it yet.  It's so funny.  And here we wait for the snow.

So here are a few of my favorite surprises:

 the Born boots I really, really wanted.  They fit like a glove.  I LOVE them!  My hubby also surprised me with Despicable me which was on my list and a Nikon Coolpix!!!!  I've seriously needed a new camera for a while and love this one!

One of my favorites from my parents is the new Jars of Clay cd.  I already love it!  And this super cute perfume!  How adorable!

 And last but not least, my wonderful inlaws got me this sweater I've been eying for the longest time!  I love it and it's super cozy!

so whadjaget?!!