Christmas With The Cornwell's

It's funny to me to be posting pictures and talking about our Christmas today, the day we finally got our tree taken down. What's funnier is that with everything else already taken down, I had a very spring-like mantle display with a Christmas tree you could see in the mirror!

Anyway, we did have a wonderful Christmas and New Year's and were very happy to share our holiday with Nana and Graddad, who visited with us for just over two weeks.

These two pictures are of Jack putting out the presents he got for everyone. He really enjoyed buying gifts and then placing them under the tree. That's when you know you little kid has grown up!

Ethan is one smart little cookie - he knows just what to do with Nana's iPad!

Here is Jack putting out the cookies for Santa. I didn't take as many photos of this as I would have liked, but as is usually the case, we were doing this later than I had expected and I really just wanted to get everyone in bed, know that Christmas morning was going to come early.

Here are the pillow pets that Santa brought for the boys. How convenient to have this bucket by the fireplace to hold them!!

I really enjoyed my Christmas decorations this year.

How long will it take to get through all of these presents????

There is just something so pretty about a Christmas tree with pretty presents underneath. I almost hate to open them.

Christmas morning - Wyatt's not quit sure what's going on yet.

Jack and his stocking.

Ethan showing off the one thing he really liked out of his stocking -- a ball!

Then he found a present from Santa and it was over. We couldn't tear him away from Elmo.

Let the unwrapping begin!

Granddad holding court and opening a gift.

Nana watching!

Ethan loved his remote control car.

Is that another Elmo?

Elmo rocks -- and makes a lot of noise. Just what the boys love and mommy and daddy don't!

Both Jack and Jason were curious as to what was in that big box for Daddy.

Mommy scored - Daddy LOVED his popcorn machine for the theater room.

Ethan fell asleep snuggled up next to Nana.

Why do we spend all that money on presents when all they really want are the boxes???

Daddy putting together my gift - an entryway bench.

I love it just as much as the boys do! In fact, Ethan fell asleep on it the first day and napped there for over an hour.

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and got everything you wanted. I feel truly blessed with my three boys and my wonderful husband. I really couldn't ask for more!

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