Our beautiful Christmas

Our children have never been the ones to wake us at 4 AM to open gifts from Santa, since we don't do the Santa thing.
So, here is how our day unfolded:

Ronnie and I woke around 7 AM. We headed down stairs, all the children still sleeping.
I began to prepare the pumpkin pie, and Ronnie prepared our cinnamon rolls for breakfast.
When all the kids were awake and downstairs, around 7:30, Ronnie served the cinnamon rolls.
We had prayer and thanked Jesus for being the first gift of Christmas.
The cinnamon rolls hot and yummy!

After breakfast, we all gathered around the tree. The children got to open the gifts tucked in their stockings first. Melody got hair stuff, the boys all got hot wheels.
Then for the other two presents from Mom and Dad:
Melody loved her Little Peoples Camping set, Levi was just as excited with his Mega Bloks Firetruck, Elijah was happy with his Crayola Color Wonder Set, and Ethan was thrilled with an Origami Desk Calander.
Then for their second, and most anticipated present:
Ethan and Elijah both got the K'nex I had purchased at a garage sale this summer. I think these topped the list of best gifts ever!
Melody got a fairy dressup costume, and
Levi got a toy screw driver, hammer and bolts and screws to go with it.

The children then got to play with their new toys for a couple of hours while Ronnie and I prepared for our guests to arrive.
At 11:30, my parents came with the food stuffs they had prepared. Too many pies to list, potato salad, brisket, and candied yams. I had already been reheating the baked beans I had prepared the night before (because they are always better the next day).
At about 12:15, my sister and brother-in-law showed up. I cannot believe the amount of weight my bil has lost in the past year. He looks so much like Charlie from Numb3rs!
Anyway, they just brought gifts, not a problems since we were loaded on food already.
Then just after that, my Uncle Robert, Aunt Kim, and cousin Amy came in. More pie!

Oh boy, so we had nearly everything ready, and at about 1 PM lunch was served. First to the children, who ate rather quickly and were mostly gone from the table before the adults had their plates ready.
We all had great conversation over lunch and when lunch was over, another round of gift giving and receiving began.

I wont bore you with the details, but much fun was had by all. The children continue to play with their new gifts, and the adults sat in conversation for a few hours in the living room. All the while watching home videos of Christmases past from Ronnie's youth. Quite a crazy bunch he was raised with!

It was a great day with laughter and family. I couldn't have planned a better day.

Merry Christmas, Y'all!