Merry Christmas! (updated all day long)

The stocking are hung by the chimney with care, the children are all asleep. The gifts are under the tree. Now they need to wake up already, so we can open them! I never could sleep on Christmas Eve when I was growing up, some things never change, But now, I can't wait until my children open up their gifts, that we lovingly picked out for them, in hope that they will love them too. Well, we let the kids sleep last night, I heard the girls at 9, they woke up their brother, Sarah read us the Christmas Story, and we had cinnamon rolls. The girls love their new dolls, and Joseph loves his remote control Hummer. My sister and family came over for brunch and exchanging gifts. The house is a mess, but who cares it's Christmas! Now we're off to go get ready to go to Grandma and Grandpa's for dinner. Well, we got to Grandma's a little late, I forgot Joseph needed a shower desperately. Sarah loves, loves her gifts she got from Grandpa and Grandma, a Nintendo advance with 2 games and the Heely's she's been wanting forever. Earlier today, Rachel some how figured out that Daddy ate the cookie she left for Santa. On the way home tonight she asked if he put the presents in the stockings too. Which he could say no, because I did. But Sarah offered to her that Mommy did. We've never really made a big deal about Santa at our house, just kinda left the kids to decide for themselves. Joseph was never really big into Santa at all, except the year he was in 4th grade. Rachel cried all the way home. (she just wanted Santa to be real, because she wanted an Ipod) We talked to her as best we could in the car, but it would have been nice to hold her. She's OK now, and hopefully will not talk to other children about beliefs in Santa. Sarah on the other hand wanted to know then, if the Tooth Fairy is real? I'm not sure were they stand on that belief or not, and I didn't want to bring up the Easter Bunny at all :(