Can't believe Christmas has already come and gone! Our Christmas started off with a very sick Alex last week who had a stomach bug up until Christmas Eve. With the big snowstorm we got here, it was probably for the best that we didn't leave the house. Earlier in the day, Chris got his wish of using his new snowblower that he got as an early Christmas gift a few weeks ago. Doesn't he look happy?
It was the first and only Christmas Eve we have spent at home, just us, and it was quite peaceful. We decided to let them open the gifts they had bought for each other on Christmas Eve. Anna bought Alex some skull/rock n roll pajamas and Alex bought Anna a miniature bear playset. They both bought Sarah clothes and Anna got her a really fun stacking game that she figured out right away.
The kids were actually begging to go to bed by 6:30. We got our wish of an early, uneventful bedtime! But, not without a plate full of cookies for Santa, a note and some milk!
Christmas morning arrives! Alex and Anna were beside themselves with excitement. Alex was feeling better and was up by 4:30 begging us to wake up. We convinced him to go watch cartoons for a couple of hours until the more manageable hour of 6:30 arrived. Then, the chaos ensued!
Alex's favorite gift of Christmas morning was his deer decoy he received from Santa along with the mighty crossbow. Had to get the obligate dead deer shot :)
We spent the next couple of days with family and the kids got even more spoiled!
In the end, I think we all got what we wished for- a little time to ourselves, a little time with family and a lot of good memories. Now comes my favorite picture of the holiday- gotta read the shirt to appreciate it :) Merry Christmas!
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