Christmas Morning

We woke up Christmas morning to a storm!  We were hoping for a white Christmas, and boy, did Mother Nature deliver!  It was a steady amount of beautiful flakes all day long.

Stockings, then breakfast, then opening presents.

Kitty liked his toys.

Cider was crazy and too excited.  She couldn't stay inside for very long.

Clint ate his Yoda cookie with breakfast.

A happy kitty with his catnip stick and his paper bag.

We haven't had Legos for a couple of years.  This scene was oh, so familiar.  I loved it!

"I am Groot."

Stella came over to play with Cider and Pearl.  She was so funny to watch in the snow.  She loved it.  She kept rubbing her face right down in the snow and coming back up with a full beard of white!  It was so cute.

Karlton came over in the afternoon for a little while before heading over to the Ulriches for Elder Ulrich's phone call.  They loved all the baby stuff we gave them!  Finally in the evening we got to talk to Kori.  She was very emotional.  She experienced giving a Christmas rather than receiving a Christmas and she was extra touched by the true spirit and meaning of Christmas.  We are happy that she had this memorable time!  This is what she wrote on her instagram post:
This photo is of one of the happiest moments of my life. Two nights ago, we received a lot of donations for Christmas, including some bags with candy, balloons, and Beanie Babies. I got to pick out which Beanie Babie went to each of my beloved kids. All of a sudden, I was overwhelmed with so much joy and love for these children, more so than I have felt in the last four months. I broke down and cried happy, happy tears. Today, I was able to spend all day with some of my darlings that I haven't been with for a couple weeks and gave them their Christmas presents. They were SO excited. It was a beautiful day This has been the most tender Christmas. My heart is constantly breaking here. I can't always give my kids clean water or more food when they are still hungry. I can't always be there when they cry at night, or take away their disabilities or scars. Most of all, my heart breaks because I can't give them the loving families they all deserve. But today I was able to give them a little bit of Christmas and that meant the entire world to me. This is what love is. This is what Christmas is. This is what Christ is. He is LOVE. I am so grateful that Jesus Christ came to the earth and atoned for us so that even my beloved orphans can know love because of the pure love of our Savior. Merry Christmas and Feliz Navidad.
That about says it all.  Merry Christmas everyone!