Christmas Day!!!

Christmas day was full of fun. Jay of course was SUPER excited to open presents. This year he definitely gets it!

We were all pretty excited for the day though, mostly because we couldn't wait to see everyone open their presents. The kids in the family draw names and give each other gifts and we usually all give mom and dad a gift too. It was so fun to see all the surprised faces on Christmas morning.

Megs made this awesome shadow box of Mike's Scouting experiences. It is so cool! I'm so excited to show it to Jay as he goes through the scouting program and to show him that his daddy is an Eagle Scout! Thanks Megan :)

Reed had me and he actually MADE these cool holiday decorations for me! He made 3 candle holders, 2 star decorations and 4 block letters that say "love" for Valentines Day. Melis made the same gifts for Megs.

I guess they worked on them together every Sunday. Reed really did make mine too. Apparently he was VERY particular and precise about how everything was cut out, glued and placed together. Melis swears his turned out better than the ones she made! Melissa actually glued beads on her "love" blocks to make the letters but Reed decided to go with cut out scrap book paper because the beads didn't make exact enough letters, plus he hates the strings glue guns make :) We're all in agreement that he will make and excellent surgeon if that's what he decides to do in medical school.

Rob gave Melissa some workout books to use with her balancing ball along with a super cute shirt and sweater set. He always gives great gifts!

Brooklyn gave gave Jay this cool block puzzle. Melissa hand made it for him. The puzzle consists of four blocks with pictures on them. When you put them together they show pictures of Jay with each of his aunts and uncles as well as his grandparents. So fun! Jay gave Brooklyn a cool Elephant game. I didn't get a picture, but he has had one since he was about 6 months and he has loved it. In fact, he still plays with it!

Mike gave Rob this ultimate Gold's Gym home workout system. Rob is big into health and staying fit so I think it was a hit!

I gave Reed this wooden photo album with the Garza family crest on it. We had it made while Mike was in Honduras. I also gave him 2 Eat This Not That books.

Mike and I gave the same book to Jill and Lynn with the Connelly family crest. We also gave one to my parents with the Johnson family crest on it. Pretty cool!

Megan gave her mom with cool wreath with pictures of our family on it. She made it herself after seeing the idea in a store!

Grandma great got some new soft pajamas and a fun neck pillow that vibrates.

Rob gave Lynn this little dog shirt to put on their cat that is constantly shedding. Lynn doesn't like the cat, to say the least, and one reason is because she sheds like crazy - thick, long, black fur. I don't think kitty liked the present quite as much as Lynn.

Here are a few more pics of the morning.

Seeing Grandma Great Connelly!

Jay received a marshmallow gun. I think the boys liked it even better than he did!

Merry Christmas everyone!