We have a rule that the kids can't come get us on Christmas morning until 8am or later. That seems harsh maybe, but seriously, it's soooooo needed. Especially when your baby doesn't give you the gift of a full night's sleep for Christmas. My kids are good sports about this, and I really appreciate it.
So at 8 am they were up and raring to go. Of course we had to pause for the obligatory shot at the top of the stairs photo. Then everyone got to come down and explore their stockings. I thought we did awesome on stockings this year. A couple fun little things for each person, a pack of gum, a chocolate orange, and that was it. Aaron usually has cause for accusing me of over-doing the stockings, but not this year. This year I got a compliment. Go me. Lincoln got a fire starting kit in his sock. Ivan got Inktense art sticks, Adelia and Ruby got necklaces and dancing ribbons, Ollie and Cal got foam swords, Ozzy got hats and socks and a baby teething stick. Aaron got two Audible books, Stardust and The Five Love Languages.
Everyone played with their trinkets while Aaron made breakfast and I fed Ozzy. We had a yummy oven puff pancakes with bacon and blender drink combo. Then we dug in to the presents.
Cal got a wavee board. He was thrilled. Ruby got a toy kitchen. Ollie got army guys and a snow scooter and a bug catching net. Adelia got her curtains and a book case for her room. Ivan got a skateboard. Lincoln got a dirt scooter. Aaron got a chain saw. And I got 2015's Blog Book published. Lincoln gave me a chocolate nativity and Adelia gave me a wreath and Ivan gave me a bag of peppermint candies. I love seeing what the kids come up with to give us and to give each other. That's one of my favorite parts of Christmas. And they earn the money on their own, and insist that they give to each one of their siblings, instead of drawing names or something.
It also snowed last night! So we woke up to a white Christmas, which was magical. And it kept snowing most of the day. Most of the kids went out to play in it, and built a snowman. Ozzy and I hung out in the living room and tried on his socks and his new baby teething toy. He's such a funny baby. He's getting a high chair for his present, but he won't be here for a few more days. He didn't seem to mind.
We had a liesurely day. Aaron put together Ruby's kitchen, and helped Adelia put her bookcase together. We got her curtains all put up, and her room looks so nice! It's really coming together to be a fun, usable, magical space for her.
And we had nowhere to be for dinner and it was glorious. I cooked a ham, and baked rolls, and we had au gratin potatoes and just enjoyed and relaxed and soaked up the day together, instead of rushing to be somewhere. It was PERFECTION. Seriously. I hope we can do it this way every year.
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