Christmas back in Manila

We got back from Hong Kong on Friday evening and got up to have "Christmas Morning" on Saturday!

We got Grammy on the phone so she could hear the kids open presents from her!  Ryan got this cool ball

 and a Time Science Almanac for kids-the yearly and Science Time almanacs for kids are SUPER cool!

 Ashley got a box of PINK legos that she was absolutely thrilled with!

 Below is Scott opening his detective fingerprinting kit that he has already had lots of fun with!  Enjoyed having Christmas on the phone with you!

 Getting into the den-can you say just a LITTLE excited!

 Looking into their stockings and seeing what Santa brought!

 Ashley was very happy about her Hello Kitty watch

 Ryan found a bag of legos and didn't care what else was in his stocking-he stopped to build right away!  Greg reminded me that was why my mother always made me open books last b/c I wanted to stop and read!

 

 This is a special necklace for Ashley-my mom gave it to me the Christmas that I was 4-I remember walking around proudly wearing it with the blue nightgown I had on Christmas morning.  My mother had gotten it for Christmas when she was 4!  She was really excited about it-I will have to post a good picture of the necklace soon-it is a blue circle with flowers on one side.

 Here are all the kids with their presents from the Gregorys-Scott got the Twister game, Ryan a lego racer (since he and Ian share the LOVE of legos), and Ashley got a set of letter stamps and a tiara, ring, earring and toy necklace set

Presents from the Gross family-Scott got a Captain America lego person, Ashley got a kit to make your own sidewalk chalk-which we have made one batch and will bring the others home this summer to make with the girl cousins, and then Ryan got-yes more legos-a Star Wars droid escape pod

 Here is Scott with one of his favorite gifts-the remaining books of the 39 Clues series

 Ashley being fancy!

 Scott liked his cool flying disk and even managed to try it out in the den and didn't break anything!

 

 Ryan LOVES animals too and so I found him a cool book about animals

 Ashley was excited about her new Maisy books

 Below is a yoda clock that Scott is holding up in front of his face

 Ashley got a new leap pad that is pink!

 This expression and the joy he has building with them and playing with them is why Ryan got mostly legos for Christmas-the space shuttle is really cool!

 Scott was SUPER excited about the cabin he got to build too!  Reminds me of Uncle Wayne and Boo's in North GA!

 Early building stages!

 Ashley said this was her cake for Jesus' birthday!

 Instead of cake this year-we had Jesus pancakes with whipped cream and m and ms after singing Happy Birthday to Jesus-the boys ate so fast that I didn't even get a picture-anxious to get back to the lego building!

 Ashley ate all dressed up!

 Showing of some of the things they built

 Below is Scott's set-the arrival of Gandalf from Lord of the Rings-Frodo is up front in the green shirt

 Ashley and her Daddy after working to build her house

 Greg likes legos too!

 Ryan with all his creations from the day!

 Scott was quite proud of his cabin

 They all wanted to look on to see what Ashley was doing with her new leap pad!

It was a great day!  Merry Christmas!