jolynn and rebekah made sugar cookies last night. rebekah especially liked using the cookie cutters, and she made a santa plate at school, so we asked her if she wanted to leave some cookies out for santa. she didn't want to at first, but we talked her into it.
the problem was that she didn't really want him coming to her house. she was afraid that he was going to get her. after we explained that he would bring her presents, she decided it would be okay if he came over.
fortunately for us, we only had one present to assemble-the art easel from aunt sierra. thankfully, it was only a couple of pieces that had to be put together. last year we were up half the night with her kitchen set.
rebekah actually slept until about 8:30. its not amazing because it was christmas, because she still doesn't fully get that yet. its just that she never wants to sleep in when we're able to (which isn't that often). she was very excited to see her easel (couldn't find enough paper to wrap it) and the refrigerator that santa brought her.
then we got into opening the other presents. she's getting better at it, but she still needs some help. sometimes she has a hard time pulling the paper off, and sometimes she just gets distracted.
she got lots of really neat presents this year: a tinkerbell dress from granni & poppi watson, some books and a tea set from granni & poppi kane, three great big tonka trucks from poppop & grandma carol. she got 5 classic cartoon dvd's from aunt lisa & uncle ronnie, the easel from aunt sierra, and a customized step stool from aunt quinn (no more being held up to wash hers hands, and no more boost onto the big potty).
she also got a barbie, some art supplies, and a ball and bat from her parents. (we're trying to make sure she's well-rounded). she's already put a lot of her gifts to use. she especially had fun painting. 
merry christmas and God bless!
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