Christmas was so much fun this year. Holidays, traditions, and everything that goes along with them are so exciting when seen through the eyes of your children.
We started off Christmas Eve morning with our little celebration as a family of four. Luckily, Santa knew we were heading out of town, so he stopped by a day early.
Santa brought a bicycle and a woolly mammoth for Buddy and a scooter and a puppy for Punky.
Derek and I kept it simple again this year. One day these kids are going to realize that we aren't going overboard and we will change, but for now, they seem happy getting the gifts they do get. Punky didn't even officially make a Wish List this year- the only thing she would ask for is "anything a girl would like." Huh? I remember having a list a mile long as a kid.
I saw a little saying on Pinterest: One thing they want; one thing they need; one thing to wear; one thing to read. By following that, it really made shopping easy and kept my impulse shopping under control. We gave Buddy the Lion King 1 1/2 DVD, a hooded towel, a sweater, and Where the Wild Things Are. For Punky, we chose the Despicable Me DVD, a hooded towel, a dress, and Madeline.
After our (2nd annual) tradition of homemade caramel rolls, we packed up and headed to Grandma Trudi and Grandpa Scott's for two days. We had church that night, followed by dinner and gifts at Great Grandma Margene and Great Grandpa Menno's. Punky and Buddy filled up on the relish tray and buns. I wonder if they will ever taste lutefisk?
They crashed hard that night and woke up Christmas morning to celebrate with Grandma and Grandpa, Auntie, Ryan and Baby L. Sadly, the roads were terrible for Uncle Sean and Hilary, so we didn't get to see them at all.
I've never seen a baby actually open a present, or even care about anything more than the paper. But boy did Baby L know what to do with those boxes! He loved playing with the boxes and ripping the paper!
We had fun opening presents and we all got a lot of great things. Grandma took a work trip to China this fall and brought us all a gift. The grandkids got silk pajamas. Adorbs.
It was a really nice day spent in our pajamas, relaxing, playing with new toys, watching movies and just being together.
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