Chirstmas 2010

You will notice something different about this post as you read it... no pictures. I have many we want to share for this post, but they are on the memory card that we left in Texas. Ugh! :(
We are currently in Mississippi continuing our Christmas celebration with family and friends. But as soon as we return home, I will add the pictures to this post.

How much fun we had Christmas Eve night preparing for Santa's visit. We made sure there was reindeer dust on the lawn so the reindeer's would see our house. After that we made cookies for Santa. Elijah got so excited about leaving the cookies and milk out for him. After that Elijah opened his gifts from Mommy and Daddy. He also helped us open our gifts to each other as well. :) As the evening went on, we tracked Santa on the computer to see how his travels were going. We brought our evening to an end by all of us putting on our new Christmas pajamas and reading the Christmas story from the Bible.

Christmas morning was great! Elijah really enjoyed coming downstairs and seeing what Santa had left him. He liked all his gifts, but his tricycle and kitchen were two of his favorites. He had the best time playing with all of his gifts throughout the morning while Byron worked very hard on cooking us a delicious Christmas feast. Way too much food for 3 people, but it was all so good! :) As the big day came to an end, Elijah watched "Polar Express" for the final time this year and Byron and I gave thanks for such a great day with our little family.
All in all, Christmas 2010 at The Polk's house was fun, laid back, and a very special time for our family.

Hope you will check back soon for additional post as our Christmas celebration continues for a few more days in Mississippi.