Christmas Morning 2016

In the wee hours of the morning on Christmas Day, I snapped this picture before we opened a single present or peeked into our stockings. This year Christmas was on a Sunday, so we had the neat opportunity to go to Church and take the sacrament. The kids had GREAT attitudes about this. They woke up, peeked at the living room, and didn't even open a present or complain.

Olivia made us breakfast. She had made this Cinnamon Crescent Roll Wreath at Activity Days for us to enjoy on Christmas morning. We had a quick bite before heading out the door to church.

 They were VERY good to let me snap some pictures in our coordinating Christmas Sunday outfits.
Christmas Day is one of my very favorite days of the year as a mom. I work for months before shopping, decorating, merry-making and infusing our month of December with Christ-like acts and Christmas Advent activities. It's a lot of work, but I feel like I'm happy with our traditions.

 Christmas morning is pay day for me. I get to see all the people I love experience the fun of all my work and planning and prep work and I just love, love, love it! I sit in the middle of piles of crumpled wrapping paper and watch their happy faces, and see them play with their new toys. It's even the one day of the year I take a nap! I just snuggle up on the couch listening to the kids enjoy their gifts. It's my happy place.