CHRISTmas 2013

right this very second as i document our christmas 2013 

a miracle of enormous proportions is going down at the echols house!....

it is the middle of the day and ALL 3 BOYS are SLEEPING!! 

now let me get on with it before the circus commences...

christmas tradition states:

 first: you may open one present christmas eve. 

it will be pajamas, 

they may or may not fit no matter what the tag says. 

you will look adorable....regaurdless. 

second: your elf on the shelf, lou lou, will be watching your every move to bring a nightly report as to which list your name should reside!

however she herself is not held to the same standards 

she peer pressured our neighbors elf leroy into making snow angels before heading off to report....

 then she strong armed buzz, woody and jessie into setting up a zip line right in the middle of our living room. 

I'm not sure this elf has the moral compass to judge the naughtiness or niceness of any little boys or girls.

{at our house the boys can give lou lou a kiss and hug good-bye because santa is coming to pick her up so she doesn't need magic to fly home}

and despite what i'm sure quite a few of lou lou's nightly reports were...

SANTA still came! 

and may i just say...

these 3 littles hit the jack pot.

and just like all of us after a day filled with so much excitement and wonder, food and family, toys and treats. 

its time to fat dog it on your new love sac with your fuzzy blanket and milk of some variety.

and then when there is nothing else left to do.. just be awesome!

cuz they've mastered that. 

i love christmas

i love spending time with family, i love shopping, and wrapping, and eating  

and eating while wrapping.

 i love the spirit of the season and the time set aside to celebrate the birth of our Savior!

there are so many things that i love about this time of year.

trying to get the perfect Christmas pajama picture is not one of them. 

luckily... we nailed it!

* MERRY CHRISTMAS *