For the first time since we were married, we were at home for Christmas Day. We are so used to having a big, busy Christmas that I wasn't sure how we would spend the entire day, but it ended up being lovely.
My mom & dad spent Christmas Eve at our house, so Christmas morning we woke up, made coffee, got a small breakfast, and began our festivities with Robert reading the Christmas story from the Bible. One of our kids was very into it, and other clearly was ready to get on to opening some presents.
The kids opened their stockings from Nana & Granddaddy, and then the unwrapping commenced.
Nana & Granddaddy with their Wilderness Lodge mugs that we bought at Disney
Another surprise gift from our trip - Cinderella's castle playset
Claire was so excited to get her Doctor Mommy Doll! This was the one thing she mentioned every time she talked about her Christmas list.
After all of the presents were unwrapped, we spent the rest of the morning playing and getting together a yummy chili lunch. The kids played so happily and so well together! They loved all their gifts, but the things that got the most of their attention were the castle, Will's new set of blocks, the doctor doll, a new set of animal figures, and Will's new Hess helicopter.
Claire took such good care of her doll - it will give ask you if it has a fever, needs medicine, etc. Claire was giving her a lot of attention, and then she came to me and said "Mommy, I've done everything she asked, but she just won't go to sleep!" So we just turned her off - at least there is an easy solution to get a doll to sleep. ;)
The kids took great naps and stayed in their pjs all day. That evening we had a little birthday party for Jesus with cupcakes and candles. It was a fun way to end a special Christmas.
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It was very special to us, too. We loved sharing that time with all of you!
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