Shelby came in our room that morning and said, "Mommy, we gotta go see if Santa ate all the cookies!" So off we snuck to see what happened.
Below is a really long (20+min) video of the day. I was constantly switching between video and camera, so if you're family and you don't see pics of the gift you had here under the tree, check the video for his reaction. THANK YOU to everyone for everything!!!!! Hope you enjoy the video!
If you're not so interested in Shelby opening gifts, just check out the first few minutes for his excitement when he realizes Santa came. Oh, and yes, Shelby asked if he could eat the last bite of the cookie that Santa left behind.
Thank you, Grandpa & Grammy!
Wow, time flies. Bike #1 from Grandpa & Grammy. Just promise you guys say "no" when he asks for a motorcycle one day!
Stocking stuffer gift.
Pirate pj's from Uncle Shae (aka Knothead), Ciotka, MaryAnn & Lil Stacy
Finger puppets and candy included.
And a Lee Rebels shirt straight from Midland and Daddy's old stomping grounds!
Shelby asked Stacy and me for a red guitar.
He jammed out for quite some time.
PIRATES from Grammy & Grandpa!
And binoculars!
Grammy got him these Spiderman skates. He was pumped. We had to go outside and try them out. 
After busting tail a few times he said, "I don't think Grammy made a very good choice. I'm just so slippery!"
It's been raining too much, but as soon as Shelby can cover the sidewalk in this 3D chalk, he's on it!
Candy from the pj's gift box...
Ew...sour!
Uncle Tim & Aunt Linda, Hannah & Ian sent a cool music set: drum, kazoo, maracas, tamberine, etc. Check out the video for the jam session.
Granddad got Shelby his first pellet (sp?) gun! (Pics to come later when we shoot), but Nonna sent clothes. My kid is one of those rare children that actually gets excited about clothes!
And speaking of outfits....Tehya sent a Pirate costume!!!! As you can see below, he's not too fond of the earring...ouch...and once we got him past the ruffles on the shirt ("This looks like a girl princess!") we were good and he loved running around the house screaming "Arrr"
Daddy got a Cowboys getup from Grammy & Grandpa.
These are the gift tags I made for his gifts to friends at school.
'twas the night before Christmas...
Earlier in the evening, I let Shelby open one gift from Mommy & Daddy. It was this dinosaur land tent. We had a blast!
Nicholas, one of Shelby's best buds you all know from many blogs.
Rachel, new little cutie.
You all know the love of his life, adorable Alex...who was not so keen on photos with Shelby that night. He later relayed to us, "Miss Laurie said Alex looked like her getting married!" I said, "who's she going to marry?" He quickly replied, "Me!" 
...and insert the recently developed competition, precious Gianna. At first, he denied it hard core, loyal to only Alex, despite our teasing. Then one day at dinner, he announced he had "two girlfriends, Alex & Gianna." Good luck, Ladies.
