Christmas Morning

Finally, Christmas morning arrived! It was so fun! We woke up at Laura and Brian's and headed over to Mom and Dad's house in our pajamas. We walked in and the first thing Brielle saw was her baby cradle from Santa Claus. I think I was more excited about it than she was, but she really did seem to like it . . . . along with liking all of the other cousins toys also.

Brielle and her new doll cradle. It has a matching high chair that we set up when we got home.
Brielle helping Aiden figure out his new stacking toy from Santa.In our house we open presents one by one so that everyone can see what the other person got. I think this is exciting because I love seeing the people I bought/made presents for open what I've given them. This year, my sister Teresa told me about a qoute that she loved. She asked me to do something with it and this is what I made for her. Because the one by one process took about 3 hours with that many people opening presents, we stopped half way through for the traditional Christmas quiche breakfast. My mom makes this every year and only on Christmas morning. It was delicious!
All the presents were unwrapped and the excitment was dying down. Grandpa and the kids laid back and relaxed in the middle of the aftermath. Notice Brie's new Red Sox t-shirt and her new doll that she LOVES.

Here is the whole group on Christmas morning after all the presents and quiche were done. It was a wonderful morning to be with the Allred fam. My parents are holding a sign that my mom gave my dad that says " All Because Two People Fell In Love".