Christmas Morning 2008

Leia LOVED her new tutu and her (very last-minute requested) Cinderella Baby Doll. It was a real surprise to find a REAL Polar Express train in the princess castle!!! The kitties opened their presents, too! : ) And Annie's most requested gift: A Princess Tea Set!!!

And on Christmas Eve, I took the girls out to choose gifts for each other. This is what Annie picked out for Leia Rose (because of the purple kitty). I'm SO glad I did this. The girls got more excited about choosing the gift for their sibling than even opening their own! Hooray for giving over receiving! And no matter what, Annie always wound up back at the "farm blocks." : )

And Daddy gave Leia Rose his set of Star Wars glasses to share! Daddy laughed SO hard at his set of "Stewie" boxers from Family Guy. And just like last year with the Tinkerbell outfit, the girls dressed like princesses the whole day! : ) Annie even got an elf-made set of "magic fans." A new one will appear when one breaks! (A GREAT quiet church toy!) A set of mini-princesses from Mamma! A Darth Vader christmas ornament from Oma!

A book all about Yukino & Leia Rose made by Mamma! The surprise of the morning? Annie LOVED this little pink princess phone. ; ) And Daddy loved his Young Indy, Volume 3. Another surprise of the morning: Leia Rose LOVED the Honeycomb Doll that was one of my most requested toys from the 80's. (And I'm convinced that it was because of the 80's clothes that she was so interesting to Leia!) Annie, however, was not as impressed with hers: my Effenbee Doll. Leia was so excited to give Annie the gift she picked out!

But no doubt, Annie's favorite toys were all of her Snow White toys from Oma! ("A Dopey Dare!!!"

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And Leia Rose and I had lots of fun finding flower fairies, courtesy of Oma as well. And even with all the kitties from Santa, the only one who got a hug was from Godmommy Laurie. Leia loved Laurie's socks as well! Another favorite that Leia Rose was waiting for was Mamma's toothfairy pillow from her childhood. (Leia promised to share with you, Annie.) : )

And this little doll named "Tamara" was PERFECT for Annie, from Mamma, with all of her snap on clothes!

Another favorite for both girls was the play-doh ice cream machine! Leia loved to do it with Daddy (a big tradition in our family), and Annie could always be found with one of the cups in her hand! : )

And after all of our presents were unwrapped, and a very impromptu visit from our neighbors, we ran outside to complete the request from Santa's letter and found that THE ELVES BUILT THE GIRLS A TREEHOUSE!!! So exciting!!!