After spending 10 days in Alabama for Christmas, we returned home late on December 26.We got Lana in the bed, unpacked, and then Dan & I stayed up late pulling down gifts from the attic, taking them out of packages, and making sure everything had batteries.  Dan even made a midnight run to Walmart for more batteries!!  (I should have checked that before we left.)

We were so excited when she woke up the next morning!  We pulled our little sleep head out of bed, talked about the Christmas story, and reminded her that we give gifts because Jesus is God's gift to us.  Then we all headed downstairs!  

Lana headed straight for the $2 musical instruments, completely ignoring the My First LeapPad and dress up clothes that we were sure would be her favorites!  It's so funny the things that they are interested in!

She did eventually make time to check out all her toys in the living room before we brought her outside to see her big gift - a motorized four wheeler!

We expected a big reaction, but in true laid-back Lana style, she just smiled a little bit, jumped up and down on the balls of her feet, and climbed on.  

After she rode around for a bit, we came inside for a favorite breakfast....pigs in a blanket.  We ate and lounged around and played with her toys the rest of the morning.  I made Dan's favorite lunch: meat loaf, homemade mashed potatoes, and green peas.  After we ate lunch, it was time for Dan to head to work and Lana & I to take a nap.