Christmas in Columbia

We had a nice quiet Christmas at home with the girls. With the girls getting a little older, it was a little different this year. They never even asked to put up their tree in their rooms. This is the first year we haven't made the traditional "Christmas Countdown." I think they did enjoy shopping for each other and buying presents for each other, grandparents and for jared and me using their own money they had earned. And the biggest difference was that Santa had to get his own snack and milk from the fridge! He did leave the evidence behind in the kitchen; brownie crumbs and cup he drank out of--right on the kitchen counter. The girls are growing up all right! They only opened stockings and gifts from each other. Jared and I opened out gifts from them and from each other as well. Grandma had sent one gift home with me to wrap up for them, a rubiks cube that makes the most annoying electronic sounds EVER!! Oh well, they love them! Since Santa brought the Wii Fit, that is what they did most of the day! In the evening we went to go see a movie, The Tale of Despereaux. It was very good. Madison and I had both read the book before. It was a nice day! I did not take too many pictures, but here are a few pictures from the day.