And we all had a very merry Christmas

This Christmas with kids was the best so far. Stasa really got it. We were woken up by her running into our room, announcing, "SANTA BROUGHT ME PRESENTS!!" She then ran down the hall to wake up her cousins, Andreas and Alex, and then they all ran to Matt and Loula's room to wake them up AND THEN all the kids stood at the gate at the top of the stairs panting to be let downstairs. I'm pretty sure this face sums up how all of the kids felt upon seeing the presents:

Stasa LOVES her doll house and was so excited when we unveiled it.

Then there was the opening of stockings and presents. I think the kids had everything opened within 30 minutes. It was a whirlwind of tearing paper and excited screaming.

Seriously, this doll house is amazing. I love how big it is and that it was made by family members (me and Vince) and that she thinks all of her "little guys" belong in the house no matter their size.

And that's all she wrote. I'll post more later about our family-filled weekend.