Christmas Morning

I always love having some family time with just our family on Christmas morning.  There is something special about the excitement of the morning, some tasty monkey bread that Tara usually makes, and just the job of sharing gifts and laughs together.

Here is Gavin and Tara getting close and cos in their red-themed attire.

Tara getting a nice new mug...and demonstrating that you can never have too many mugs.

This year, my mom got the whole family Rumpl blankets.  If you haven't had the pleasure of these guys, they are a lifesaver for the soccer parent.  They are virtually windproof and super lightweight which makes them perfect for half of the games we watch each year between the two kids.  Mine was the Arizona variety which was awesome.

As previously mentioned, we couldn't go too long before heading back into the kitchen for a second helping of Monkey bread.

Gavin got this great new Sonicare toothbrush.  This is truly the present that all kids wish for!  In any case, he needed a fresh new one as his old one stopped working.

Tara also got this nice wooden painted sign with "Love" on it.  She was psyched about the gift.  After spending the morning alone, we typically head to one of the extended family's houses to have some afternoon fun.