"It's a Wonderful Life!": Christmas Day

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Christmas Day

We had a wonderful Christmas. It was nice to have a day to relax and be with family and friends. Christmas Eve was spent with our friends and lots of phone calls to family. We had a nice dinner, read the Christmas Story in Luke, and just enjoyed the night. It was nice to take some time to think about what Christmas is really about. After the party we read some more stories together and took on the feat of putting the kids to bed. Going to bed on Christmas Eve was quite the event. The girls had anxiety over the idea that Santa was coming and they were on the lookout. I must admit it was fun to re-live my childhood through the kids, even if it involved the lack of sleep. Brett made sure to keep the tradition of wrapping up the wall so the girls couldn't see what Santa had brought. Brittany and Jack even slept over for the night, which made it extra fun. Christmas Day arrived, as promised, and gratefully the kids slept in a bit. After a good round of Jingle Bells, the kids tore through the paper. I guess they had passed the test of 'being good' because Santa had come. We all took turns opening gifts, which became very entertaining. The girls would rip open a present and Jack made sure to taste each one, it was pretty entertaining. For breakfast Brittany taught me how to make aebleskivers and they were yummy. The Andersons joined us for some games later that morning and we had a great dinner at Amy and Dillon's. It was a nice day. Thanks for all the kind gifts from our family and friends! You were so nice to think of us. It is such a great time of year and we're so grateful for our Savior's birth.
Merry Christmas!

(Thank goodness for phones to capture the moment because that's where these are from.)

A highlight was Skyping with family just before they ran through the wrapping paper.

(Thanks for letting us wake you up at 5:30am. Haha.)