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Christmas Day 2015

Christmas is a magical time of year where mountains of gifts are given to children and they generally seem more enamored with the packaging than the present. Of course I'm kidding, the kids all loved their gifts this year, which was pretty awesome to see. To start off the day Zoe got to open more presents at home with Nana and Poppy, since she got to open some the night before.



There was definitely a Frozen theme to a majority of gifts, which continued through the day as we made our way to Mimi and Joe Pop's.The piles of toys reminded me of the forts we would make with our presents when we were young. One toy that Zoe enjoyed unwrapping and showing off later was her Frozen guitar.



She was so happy with it she needed to play it right away. So there were a few stills of her impromptu concert, along with a little video.




She really enjoys rocking out. Cheryl and I always love it when she sings and we're always amazed at how many lyrics she knows. Granted, she's not always singing the most kid friendly songs, but she is her mother's daughter. At some point Zoe agreed to a family picture, but she apparently stipulated that she wouldn't smile or take out her bink.



Once all that was done, the children decided it was time to jump on Joe Pop because what else is Joe Pop good for but jumping on? He may have enjoyed it more than the kids.



It was a very full day of family and fun and lots of presents. I'm surprised we didn't have to strap something or someone to the roof to get everything home. When we finally arrived, we put everything under our tree, as best we could.



We hope everyone else had a wonderful holiday.

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