"Mom! You gotta see this!"

And that's how our Christmas started. Well, it started with both girls climbing into bed with us at 6:30 am; Becca was restless for breakfast (as usual) and went downstairs to the front room to turn on the Christmas lights. She came back upstairs without saying anything. Lovey & I did a sideways glance at each other, like, "did she not see what was in that room?"

Becca couldn't wait any longer. She was hungry! I asked her to check on the Christmas tree lights and to look out the window to see if it was snowing, and then we'd have breakfast. And that's when we heard her exclaim: "Mom! Momm! You gotta see this! Mom! Dad! This is awesome!"

MG was out of our bed like lightning, asking Becca as she ran down the hall and stairs, "What is it Becca?! What is it?!" And then Lovey & I heard her say "Oh my heck!"

Time for us to get a move on.

Christmas 2010: Santa (or the Grinch) brought us scooters!

It Christmas!

Mary-Gail & Becca's kitties play together

Mary-Gail loves her animals

A mad dash to open this joint present...

Two nerf guns @ ammo - awesome

These cute puppy-dog purses were from Grandma & Grandpa at the Beach (Tony's Mom & Dad). These purses have been a huge hit with the girls.

That Mary-Gail, she's such a clown!

I love this man. He has a great smile and a hearty laugh - it was a great day for us as we watched Becca & Mary-Gail delight in gift giving and gift receiving

Lovey gets the best Christmas present from his mom - Scrapbook pages. I love these pages so much - I get to see Tony's life before me: pictures from his childhood, days as a father to Ali & Avery, pics of his Army days...I truly cherish this gift. It is my favorite gift too!

Some of these pictures took Tony way back.

Becca was the gift giver to Daddy - she was so excited!

Mary-Gail helped out too, but couldn't use both hands to unwrap Daddy's gift - she's got a Ring Pop on her finger, come on!

Daddy got the gift he's wanted all year, a projection alarm clock. (The girls took scissors to Lovey's old alarm clock and snip! went the cord).

Mom & Dad came over to see us and the girls. Lovey rolled up the floor rug downstairs and the girls showed Grandma Pink & Pappy their quickly acquired skills on their new scooters.

Mary-Gail makes me laugh! She's jumping up and down on the scooter board, thinking she's doing one of those tricks the big kids do on their Razor scooters. She's a hoot!

Merry Christmas my lovely littles