A Very Merry Christmas!

If I had to pick one word to describe our Christmas it would be magical! Christmas has always been one of my favorite holidays, but it is even more special to see Christmas through your children's eyes!
We are so grateful that Santa took a picture of everything for us after he was done- we were spoiled this year!

Garrett woke up much sooner than Tori, so he hit the ground running (literally)!

While Tori had a slower start, we loved watching her take everything in!

We already have a pro on our hands!

What could it be?

Meesha painted an absolutely beautiful family picture for Mom Allen! And when Garrett saw it he walked right over and pointed to himself!!!

The only thing Tori requested for Christmas was a jump rope (love it)! And she was so excited to find one in her stocking!!! (Check out this awesome jump rope action photo!)

Such a sweet look on Garrett's face!

We couldn't leave Prince out, of course! Tori was so excited to help him open his new treats!

It took some effort, but I was able to smuggle this to Texas! Jared was so surprised to see a tool box Christmas morning!

Jared gave me a beautiful necklace with charms to represent Tori and Garrett- I absolutely love it!

And all the pieces to my necklace came separately. It was so much fun watching Jared and Dad Allen try and put it all together for me!!!

Tori got Rapunzel accessories (gloves, necklace, and purse) from Linken and Grayson. As soon as she opened them, she ran in to find her Rapunzel dress so she could try it on all together!!!

It was so much fun when we got a visit from Ggpa and Ggma! And it just melted my heart when Garrett ran over to Ggpa and gave him a huge hug!

He made sure Ggma got her hug too!

Tori and Garrett were thrilled with their new puzzles from Ggpa and Ggma!

Ahhh, we almost got a cute sibling hug picture! One half is better than none!!!

One of my most favorite parts of the day was when Tori and Garrett gave the gifts that they had each picked out! Tori was so excited with her new Dora game from Garrett!

But she was way more excited to give Garrett his Mater pillow!!!

Tori just knew that Daddy would love his new red piggy bank!!!

Garrett and Daddy are going to have a great time playing with Daddy's new truck!

Once things settled down a bit, the kids got to play more with some of their new toys! Tori had a great time figuring out her Nabi- thanks Grandma and Grandpa Allen!!!

Garrett and Daddy made a great team getting the train track set up!

I think Daddy was a little more excited about the train track than Garrett! (Or it could have been that Daddy was just a little more awake at this point, Garrett was so tired!)

This evening we were able to Skype with Grandma Harrison and open our gifts from her! I love that we were able to spend time with her even though we were so far away!

 I love this one of Garrett!

Grandma gave Tori fun things to help her take care of her new doll Hannah- she had to try them out right away!!!

And she even let Garrett use them with his new boy doll Thomas- who is so cute!!!

Our final shot from the day- our traditional Christmas jammie picture by the Christmas tree!

Looking back over our wonderful day, I have been thinking how the Savior always reminds us to be like a little child. It is one of the most incredible things to see things as children do- to feel of their wonder, delight, and pure joy! Today has been a day to see all of that in Tori and Garrett! And while they have enjoyed receiving their gifts, they have been thrilled to give gifts as well! Thank you so much for each of the gifts we received, we really did get spoiled today!