The presents were stacked by the tree. . . .

At night the transformation was made, from
simple table and chairs that they had opened previously. . . .

Via a late night of work and grandpa's generosity. . . .

To a dual computer workstation that they immediately started using. They had more fun with it today than it looks, and took right to using them both, even though Elisabeth was running a nasty fever.

Catherine also enjoyed performing magic spells with the new dress-up princess items that grandma sent.

As for me - I got just what I asked for! A backup hard drive for my computer. The girls surprised me with the necklace from their "Santa's Workshop" at school.