Christmas, 2008

It's Christmas morning, Lauren is shivering with excitement as we come down the stairs, her daddy is at the bottom of the stairs poised to take a photo as she sees the new bike Santa has left for her, and here's the reaction we get...

She's devastated that she doesn't see the Barbie she asked for waiting for her.

We quickly dig under the tree to find Ariel, the doll she had been wanting for weeks, and had told EVERYONE she came in contact with how much she wanted it.

Once Ariel had been secured and placed safely out of reach from the dogs, she was open to looking at other presents. (And it's a good thing, I wouldn't want to show you the photo of Mark's face when he realized she was originally disappointed with the bike.)