Christmas Day

Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home! 
Charles Dickens



I tried to make the birth of a child the focus on Christmas morning...but the evidence of Santa lay all around.



Cookie crumbs....



and stuffed stockings.  Nothing like getting underwear in your stocking!



Gift certificates to Sweet Frogs were definitely a highlight.



And I'm soooo looking forward to my handmade Christmas post coming up.  What do you think is in those packages?



We took our time Christmas morning to enjoy each present.  Joaquin had written and illustrated a book about robots for Diego and read it to him.  Diego loved finding the hidden teddy bear stamp on each page.



Balls...a number one toy for a boy.



Would you believe this face was for a DVD?  The Karate Kid movie...the newer version.



Diego got his 'golfy'.  Basically, he just loves to swing sticks which is why this is so appealing to him.



And Isabela got her first ever electronic...a NOOK.





Santa brought Diego the smallest nerf gun ever, but it packs quite a punch and has whistling 'boolets', as he calls them.



After we opened everything, the boys worked tirelessly all morning to put up Joaquin's zip line in the front yard.



It's 80 feet long, but Joaquin's bike path had helped clear the way for a straight shot between the trees.



Joaquin was in charge of removing the cut branches.  He said, "Mom, can you quit taking pictures?  Does it look like I'm having fun?"

Well, not yet, honey......



...but how about now?



If you ride by, you may catch a glimpse of something zooming by.



Even Diego got in on the action.  (Don't worry, someone pulls the rope along with him so he won't go too fast or fall off, despite what this looks like.)



If you have a lot of this on Christmas morning, I'd say it was quite memorable.