The Whelan's

Christmas Eve 2006

Christmas Eve finds the Whelan clan passing out their family gifts. It has been our tradition to open individual gifts on Christmas Eve and then Santa's gifts on Christmas morning. I must admit, it is nice to make Christmas last a little longer. It takes so long for the day to finally arrive and whammo, it's over like that. I have never been much of a holiday person but I love to see the excitement in the kids faces as they open each gift. They seem to appreciate every gift, no matter how small, as long as it's not clothes...haha. With Elizabeth recently turning 12 and Alex turning 11 in March, it wont be long before they no longer believe in Santa (heaven forbid) and I want them to stay kids for a while longer. Elizabeth "knows" the truth she says but Alex is afraid NOT to believe. I can see the indecision on his face and it's really cute. Maybe I can get one more year out of them...until next year, stay safe and love to all!

posted by Susan65 @ 9:51 PM