Friday night, the kids put their shoes under the Christmas tree for Father Christmas to fill. Mommy had a rough night with little sleep and so Daddy got up with the kids the next morning to see what was in their shoes. They were happy to find shoes full of treats!
They were also so happy to find that Father Christmas had left Christopher Pop-in-kins behind to keep an eye on the kids until Christmas.
Tessa was the first to spot him!
They wasted no time unloading and tasting their loot.
After a minute of being downstairs, someone started knocking on the front door. Tessa had actually tried telling us before all the kids were awake that someone had been ringing the doorbell, but we told her she must have been hearing things cause no one should have been ringing the doorbell at 7:30 on a Saturday morning.
When Eric was downstairs with the kids he heard the knocking, so he opened the door and they found Aunt Katy standing on the porch!!!! She wasn't supposed to fly home until Wednesday evening, but she was sneaky and surprised the whole family by telling us the wrong date. The kids were so excited to see her and after about 30 minutes Eric came and woke me up so I could see her. He woke me up and told me to look at the pictures he had taken of the kids. I am not going to lie, I was a little annoyed because I was deliriously tired. I tried to open my eyes and when he showed me the pictures with Katy and Gwen I was totally confused. It was a fun surprise though and I am glad she is home for the holidays!
And like a good Aunt, she brought doughnuts for the kids for breakfast. Tessa and Gwen only ate the frosting, as always.