They had very specific instructions not to even peek into the living room until we got up at 7 a.m. We went and got them from their rooms so that we could all see what Santa brought together.
New bike for Ben.
Mollie Grace specifically requested that her gifts from Santa be wrapped because she likes to "tear paper."
MaryEllen
Cinderella bike.
Ben is excellent at posing with each of his presents. Slippers and candy canes from his stocking.
Ben chose this Daniel Tiger set for Annie.
Rather than just ripping into our gifts we tried to take turns and watch either other open gifts.
John and I each took the kids shopping for gifts for each other and for John and me. Ben chose this cup for John.
After we opened our gifts and ate breakfast, we got ready for church. We had the privilege of lighting the final candle on the Advent wreath at church Christmas morning. Ben read what each candle stands for while Mollie Grace (with John's help) lit the candles. I read the scripture and John prayed. Annie was very excited about going to big church. She prayed about it every night for two weeks leading up to the actual day.
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