Calhoun Christmas Tour ~ Part 2

On Christmas Eve, we opened our new PJ's and then left our traditional cookies and milk out for Santa. Micah insisted on leaving 11 carrots and a few random pieces of celery. He actually counted the carrots. When I asked why 11 ~ he explained that there was one for each of the reindeer and two for Santa.

In the morning, we found a clean and empty plate EXCEPT for the two extra carrots. I guess Santa's sweet tooth wasn't interested in the veggies.

The kids were so excited about tearing into their big bags left by Santa, but they were sweet enough to pose for a quick photo. What wonderful self control!
Inside the bags we found a new bike for Micah and a Razor Spark Scooter for Savanna.

Micah got a gazillion new cool toys, but one of his favorite was this silly whoopie cushion!

Who knew?!

See what I mean about her being on the VERY nice list?

Some of Savanna's favorites were her Webkinz, new clothes, Vera Bradley cosmetic bag,
croc sandals, CD case, and mustard seed earrings.

Micah with all his loot!

Some of his favs were his REAL tool set, Lego organizer, Star Wars flip chart, cologne, marshmallow gun, and Skillet CD.

When he opened the Aeropostle bracelets and necklaces, he exclaimed...

"Somebody catch me when I faint!"

CRACK. ME. UP.

Savanna loves her new shower wrap with matching slippers.

They both wanted new umbrellas.

Sort of sad to me that Savanna has officially outgrown her old princess umbrella.

If you read the post with the kids' letters to Santa, you know that one of the things Savanna asked for was clothes for the dogs. We have NEVER put clothes on our dogs ~ in fact, we have laughed at the people who do! But since Savanna was on the top of the very nice list (and since Santa couldn't deliver on the adopted baby sister request) needless to say, that sweet girl got herself some dog clothes.

Since it was rainy outside, we let the dogs in for a quick fashion show.

She was THRILLED!

The dogs ~ not so much!

Toby actually looked embarrassed.

He went and hid under the bed and then in the bathroom.

The kids did a little shopping of their own at the Santa Shop at school. I was super proud of my "Awesome Mom" coffee mug from Savanna and the "#1 Mom " ornament from Micah.

After brunch, we decided it was time to test out those new wheels!

Micah was going so fast, I could hardly get his picture!
He looked like he was having so much fun, that Uncle Brad thought he'd give it a spin too.

Grandma and Grandpa were really impressed with Savanna on the scooter. This chick can FLY and the sparks this scooter can make are AWESOME! We enjoyed singing a few Christmas carols before loading up the car for the last stop on the Calhoun Christmas Tour 2009.