1. Jacob doing the human beatbox to "Do You Hear What I Hear"
2. Annabelle, still sleepy-eyed, walking down the hall Christmas morning carrying her big princess dress-up trunk.
3. Jacob asking, "When is that snowman going to sing 'Silver Banjo'?" while we were watching Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. Hmmm. I wasn't aware that Burl Ives sang a song called "Silver Banjo." "Don't you mean, 'Silver and Gold'?" I asked. He said no. He was convinced the words were silver banjo.
4. My Christmas sugar
5. Surprise! Grandpapa, Papa, and Nana showing up at our door on Christmas Eve.
6. Jacob reading the Christmas story.
7. Annabelle's reaction when she opened her little American Girl cat named Ginger.
8. Jacob taking his LEGO catalog with him to show Santa exactly what he wanted.
9. Jacob telling us he wouldn't mind receiving nothing but a lump of coal on Christmas morning. He could just add it to his rock collection and take it to show-and-tell at school. "Wouldn't that be cool?"
10. Annabelle making little piles of toys in every store we visited. She couldn't put the toys back on the correct shelf because then, Santa wouldn't know she wanted them. So, she left everything she wanted together in a stack or a pile. "Santa will know that's mine," she said.
11. While watching Frosty the Snowman for the first time, Annabelle was so excited to hear Frosty shout "Happy Birthday," when he came to life. "Mommy!" she yelled. "He said happy birthday because it's Jesus' birthday!!!"
12. Jacob spending 6 1/2 hours straight building LEGO sets Christmas day -- true story. Six...hours...and...thirty...minutes.
13. Annabelle covering her arms with princess band-aids during the Christmas morning worship service.
14. Annabelle checking off the items she wanted in the American Girl catalog with little crayon scribble marks.
15. Jacob asking why we have Santa ornaments and "other stuff" on our Christmas tree when that isn't the real meaning of Christmas.
16. Opening Jacob's Christmas gift to me: Burt's Bees lip shimmer. He chose it himself when he and his Daddy were shopping. I have no idea why he chose this, but he did. I wore it proudly...around the house. Although the color is "raisin," it turned my lips a bright purply-pink. Jacob said I looked "really pretty." I melted...on the spot.
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