Merry Christmas.
Santa arrived and left right at midnight, and we got some pictures just after he left.

Further down, Alexander and Benjamin both woke up about 7:00. Alex was excited, and Ben got excited after figuring out he got to tear open the paper and make a mess everywhere! (Before you ask, no Alex is not writing yet; Jen wrote his name on the chalkboard.)

Also, I got a couple short movies of the boys looking through their stockings.

Finally, I discovered while putting all these pictures online that everyone in the house except me is taking a nap! They must have been worn out from all the excitement this morning. So, I got some more pictures. :)

Despite all the horrible weather being reported everywhere, especially all the snow that closed down major highways and interstates as few days ago, we haven't seen any snow at all right here. It is quite cold outside, only 35 degrees right now, and we've got a 40% chance of snow predicted for tonight and 60% tomorrow, but so far nothing!

Today's photos:

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The boys wake up and open presents.

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Here are some movie clips of the boys going through their stockings. The first one starts off pretty dark, until I think to turn the overhead light on about a minute into it.

• Clip 1 (15.2 MB)
• Clip 2 (19.7 MB)

Everyone but me is taking a nap.

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