It's a Wadkins World: Crazy-fun Christmas

A new idea - maybe new tradition - making Christmas brownies for Santa. So yummy, and we decorated them just like sugar cookies!

Guess who was really excited to get a sparkly Christmas manicure...her first.

The children - not yet quite nestled, but tired from Christmas Eve mass and full of beans & rice from delicious Mexican dinner with Nana & Bub.

Giving his gift to Lola.

Loving the cars that Lola got for him.

Amazed and totally excited at the princess songs movie that Mac gave her.

Nana read The Night Before Christmas with the kids.

Bub read a few of Mac's favorite stories as well.

Lola was surprised that Santa left a few bits of the brownies, and Mac was pleasantly surprised, wanting to eat the rest.

So happy to get a unicorn and horse from Santa.

Taking a break to rock out to her favorite Christmas songs.

Loving the stick pony.

So surprised

Loving on her new doll, who she named Charlotte, after the Laura's doll in the Little House on the Prairie "Christmas in the Big Woods" book we've been reading.

Mac gave Dan a new nag for work, since his old one is falling apart. Every day, Mac makes sure Dan has his bag before he leaves, and reminds him to get it out of the car after we get home. It was a perfect gift from him.

Putting together the barn that Nana & Bub gave to Mac - which both of the kids love and play with every day.

The best gift - Nana renovated the old doll house and surprised Lola. With a fresh coat of paint on the exterior, paint on the old furniture, as well as a few new additions to the rooms, it has once again become magical.