Christmas morning

Maybe I need to start a little earlier than this morning. This year, Kayleigh has learned about Santa, and the gifts that he brings. We were with friends the other night and decorated cookies for him. Last night, she wanted to put out all of the cookies except for one, which she wanted to try and make sure it tasted okay. :) She also wanted to go to bed about 6:30 last night so he would come and deliver her presents. We did get her to go to sleep and she didn't get up until almost 8 this morning. Too bad Brian was up before 7! She was so excited to see that Santa ate the cookies she left out for him and that he left some presents for her.
I made muffins this morning, and Kayleigh got up right when I took them out of the oven. Obviously she didn't want to wait to open presents, so we let the muffins cool while we tore open our gifts. And by "our", I mean "their". We did make Kayleigh wait her turn between gifts, so it wouldn't go by too quickly. One thing she wanted was a new sound machine like what Brian has in his room, and she started screaming in delight when she opened it. She also got a scooter from Nana, and a Leapfrog Tag from my parents, along with Tag books from Valerie and Matt. Brian got a dump truck from Nana, smaller toys and some puzzles from us.
After presents, we ate and then the kids played with some of their new stuff. Jenna called a little while later and said they were getting ready to go outside. Jack also got a scooter, so he and Kayleigh got to play with them and then run off some of their energy. It's been a good day so far. I need to stop blogging and go make homemade macaroni and cheese to take to Christmas dinner. YUM!