It's Christmas! It's Christmas!

Emma actually slept until 9:00.  I recognize that this may be one of my last years of such luxury for some time.  She was certainly ready for "wake-up time" today!  We headed down the steps...everyone was waiting on us.  When she saw it, she grinned so big and looked up at me as if to say, "Look Momma!  Santa came!"

She opened her stocking goodies first...

...a bath bomb from lush!  (think she would notice if I took that little gift?)

Then, she found her grilled cheese...a minnie mouse grilled cheese no less!

And her kitty...

Santa also brought a karaoke machine.  She thinks she is the stuff with that microphone. 

 I wonder if those microphones might be "misplaced" at times...stategically of course!

This skipper was a thorn in my side...at first it wouldn't work and I was so upset. 

 Five grown ups later, we got it working.  Emma played with one like this for HOURS with Maisey and Marley this summer.  So far she's not been real "into" this gift.  She needs a jumping friend...Papa helped a little...

And back to the microphone...

whew!  Worked up an appetite...so another bite of grilled cheese...

I was thrilled at how excited she got over every little thing!  It was precious!

Uncle Tom and Aunt Lara got her the cutest panda blanket wrap...

And of course some make up...can't even count how many times she's applied her lip gloss and eye shadow today!  There is glitter EVERYWHERE in this house!

Nana needed make up too! 

She's offered to make up Papa and Uncle Tom, too...

so far, they've succeeded in putting her off...

Uncle Tom likes the panda blanket!

Emma and Uncle Tom share an affinity for pez and orange tic tacs...

surprisingly, emma was eager to share her wealth...the spirit of the season I suppose...

We've had a blessed day...hope you have too!