What a fantastic day.
Neko woke up at 5:30am, but we managed to put her off until 6:15am. Everyone was ecstatic about their gifts. I declare that everyone got exactly what they needed. Butterscotch the horse was adored every bit as much as Neko said she would be. Ellery pranced in her twirly skirt and Shep delighted in his magnetic roller coaster.
In the afternoon, we visited my parents for another round of gifts, good food, and sledding.
As a Christmas gift to myself, I decided not to pick up the camera. Instead, I decided to just be present in the day. (But I couldn’t resist snapping a few as the kids squealed their way down the sledding hill.)
Don’t worry—full documentation of favorite gifts, including the world’s most enormous robotic horse will appear here shortly.