We have had a wonderful Christmas week! The kids are at the perfect age, still believing 100% in Santa, his reindeer and of course the elves.
We spent Christmas Eve at home. I made tons of appetizers to munch on & of course baked lots of cookies. The kids helped me get ready for our feast while Scott was working. Once he arrived home, we had dinner & sat around the table talking away. The kids were SO excited! After dinner, I let the kids open up one present each from us (a new pair of PJ's...a tradition here). They also opened a new Christmas movie to watch that night (Elf) & decided to exchange gifts from each other. Allie gave Jake a football/water bottle set & Jake gave Allie 2 HS Musical Barbie dolls. We watched our movie, which was really funny. After the movie, we got cookies/milk out for Santa, wrote Santa some letters & read "Twas the Night Before Christmas". Then it was off to bed. The kids both fell asleep rather quickly, so Scott & I started our "Santa jobs" and began putting out gifts & filling stockings.
We told the kids on Christmas Eve that they couldn't wake us up before 6:00. We awoke on Christmas morning to "MOM, DAD it is 6:02". Needless to say, they were really excited to see what Santa left for them. They were pleased with what Santa brought and it was so fun watching their reactions to their gifts. We then opened gifts from each other & had brunch. Mandy & her kids came around 2:00 (Mike had to work) and they spent the evening with us. We had steaks for dinner & a wild game of Clue after dinner (Santa left the kids the game).
Mandy & I took all 4 kids out bargain shopping on Wednesday. The kids were great, but the crowds were awful. I got what I went for...lots of wrapping paper for next year & some other small things. Mandy & the kids left Wednesday afternoon & I started putting away all of the gifts we received, cleaning up the kitchen & of course laundry!
Yesterday, I was in the mood to get all of my Christmas decorations put away (they'd been up since Thanksgiving). I got all of the knick knack type things taken down & decided to take a break. I took the kids to lunch at Carlo's and we went to see the movie "Enchanted" (it was great). Once we returned home, I took down all of the Christmas trees. Today I will dust, vac, & clean the house top to bottom. A good day to do it since we are getting snow.
We are celebrating Christmas with my family on Sunday. The kids can hardly wait. We weren't able to get together with Scott's family due to snow & bad roads last weekend. We are pretty sure that we finally found a sitter for NY Eve. We'll go to dinner & out for drinks with our neighbors. No plans for NY Day, which is fine. Then back to school/work on the 3rd.
Jake works on decorating some cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve.
Allie gets her cookies decorated.
Jake opens a gift from Allie on Christmas Eve. It was the football that he really wanted.
Allie opens a gift on Christmas Eve.
The kids pose by the tree on Christmas Eve.
Jake leaves a note for Santa.
Allie leaves a note too.
Jake leaves Santa some fudge, which is Jake's favorite Christmas treat that I make.
Allie chooses a newly frosted cookie for Santa.
Here are the gifts that Santa left for Jake. A couple of movies, a football book, a CD player, Spiderman action figures, a new CF Tigers blanket, a skateboard, a CD, a Hawk's basketball jersey, slippers, a football tee, a Super Soaker squirt gun & a stocking full of stuff.
Santa stuffed our stockings. Note the pink football in Allie's stocking...she really wanted that!
Here is Allie's stuff from Santa. A Hannah Montana guitar, a HM camera, a HM art set, a HM mirror, a HM backstage closet (do you see a theme), slippers, a couple of Barbie things, a robe, some movies, Bath & Body Works stuff and more!
Here are the kids running downstairs checking out what Santa left them.
Not a great picture, but I love it...Jake with the new snowboard that Santa left for the kids to share.
Allie posing with her new Hannah Montana guitar.
Did a tornado go through our living room? No, it is Christmas morning!
Allie with her gifts from Dad & Mom.
Jake with his gifts from Dad & Mom.
Allie taking a picture of me taking a picture of her!
Cousins! They look like a rough crowd on the morning after Christmas.
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