We did a few things differently this year.
First – we put the Christmas tree in the family room and rearranged accordingly.

The second was that everyone FINALLY agreed to DO LESS.  There were so many fewer gifts this year and that was such a blessing in many ways. 

We still had princesses galore.  Because that is how we roll…

The boys got the same shirts from my sister as I had put in their stockings.  Okay.  One of the same. 

Marie got a blanket from Nene.

How to decide which dress to wear??

Mama and Daddy gave each child one gift under the tree and one in their stockings.  Katriel got her very own princesses.  She’s in the big leagues, now.

Johanna got the sleeve of princess Barbies.  (As I am just putting this blog together on 2/1, I can tell you she has only played with them twice.)

Tab was elated with her Lego set.  She received 4 on Christmas and spent 7 hours assembling them on Christmas Day.

Marie was speechless with her iPod Nano.

Nigel got a Lego set, as well.

Stewart got a new engine for his motorbike.  (Which, ahem, still didn’t solve the problem.)

Each girl had another dress with her stocking.

And Marie got a case for her iPod.

The boys each had a t-shirt rolled into his stocking.

John gave me a treasure map that led to this beautiful piece of wall art.

Tab’s dinner.
Really.
The rest of us had prime rib.