Christmas morning pictures

I actually didn't take very many pictures of Christmas morning, this year I have a few, but I kept forgetting about the camera. We had a relaxing Christmas day and spent a lot of time with each other and reading the Christmas story. Thank you to all of our family that sent presents!

As a side note to this, I wanted to share something we did in our house this year. We made a decision this year to limit the amount of Christmas presents we give. The kids got one toy present and one book from mom and dad. We filled their stocking, and then they got one present from the grandparents and other family. We have learned that in our family having too many gifts is not enjoyable. The kids either want to rip through all of them so by the time they are done they can't remember the first ones they opened or they get so overwhelmed by the stuff that they are crying before they finish opening the presents. This year we achieved a great balance and I hope we can repeat it again next year.