It’s Christmas Day!

Posted By on December 26, 2015

Christmas Day started early in our house this year. VERY early. I think Sam’s eyes popped open before 6:00 and she was begging us to get up. It was all we could do to keep her upstairs while we went to the bathroom! I do understand, she is a kid, and well, it’s Christmas, but honestly, this was the earliest she ever got up. We did manage to keep her upstairs until Mark went down and took care of the cats, turned the tree lights on, and got his camera ready. It helped that Santa left a few small things under Sam’s tree in her room, as he usually does. All the little stuffed puppies and  the stuffed kitten she wanted were there waiting for her. Sam brought them all down with her to take part in the excitement.

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Presents!

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Samantha dove right in and first thing found her camera! It is red, because, well, what other color would Santa pick?

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We couldn’t believe it! Santa must have been testing out the camera before he left to make sure it works and he forgot to delete all his test shots!

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Here are some of Santa’s pictures. We told Sam, she is the luckiest kid ever to have pictures of Santa delivering the presents, and also, the reindeer! Sam showed EVERYONE her photos. She was beyond excited.

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Santa’s selfie. 🙂

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Santa must have really liked the snowman Sam made.

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I wonder which reindeer this was? Hmmm…

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Rudolph!

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Santa seemed to have liked the snacks. The whole plate was empty in the morning.

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Penelope looks a bit befuddled. No sign of Zach. I am sure he went running when the man in the red suit showed up.

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Sam couldn’t wait to show off her real, grown up camera to her Daddy.

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It was finally time for the rest of the family to open gifts and Sam couldn’t wait to give Daddy her present. She bought him a pair of glass swans with a heart.

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We had a great morning. Sam got everything on her list from Santa.

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I loved my very special gift that Sam made me (with Daddy’s help). She saw a similar thing in Michael’s and insisted to Grandmom and Daddy that it was what she wanted to make for me. I heard about it (in cryptic detail) for months. It is beautiful and I will treasure it forever. Sam picked out everything inside the ball and helped her Daddy glue it all in.

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Sam and all the pups!

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Samantha made us all special cards to go with all of our gifts. She really loves making things for people and giving gifts. It is one of the things I love most about her. She has such a big heart.

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Zach and Penelope were a bit confused with the goings on, but they did like all the wrapping paper. Eventually, we gave them their gifts and they had a blast playing with their new toys.

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A few days before Christmas, Sam and Mark made this cardboard castle for the kitties to play in. Sam loved decorating it and making it look like a real castle with turrets and a drawbridge.

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Ok, that’s about all the merriment a little kitten can take. It’s a good thing we are off to Grandmom and Poppy’s and then to Pop Pop’s house. These kitties need a nap!

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One Response to “It’s Christmas Day!”

  1. Debbi Plenn says:

    So sweet that Sam makes these special gifts for her family

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