We had a fabulous Christmas! We spent time celebrating Jesus' birth with those we love. Christmas Eve and Christmas morning were so much fun with the kids at this age!
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| We went to the Methodist Church's 5:00 candlelight service. Seth's mom joined us. To me, Silent Night with a room full of lifted up, lit candles is a lovely way to spend Christmas Eve. |
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| A more normal picture We got home around 6:30 and fed the kids dinner. We made our cookies for Santa (slice-and-bake white chocolate macadamia nut). |
After sprinkling the reindeer food on the lawn and reading the Christmas story, we tucked the kids in bed. They wanted to have a sleepover (what else is new???) so they slept together in James' room. They went out in record time, knowing Santa wouldn't come until they were asleep.
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| Seth grew up having Cornish Hen for a Christmas meal so this has become our Christmas Eve dinner. It takes an hour to bake, so we ate after the kids went to bed. It was a nice little date night! My family always did oyster stew and crabcakes. I think it's interesting to hear what people eat this time of year. We had sweet potato soldiers and spinach salad with pears and feta cheese as a side. I was worried the kids would wake up before us and come downstairs, so I got up early. Those stinkers slept until 7:15. I was SO ready for them to wake up! |
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| All James asked for was a "white garbage truck". This is what Santa delivered and James absolutely loved it! |
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| Adelyn was all over the board on her wish list. One item that kept popping up was the hugglepod. She found it in a catalog and Santa brought it! It's pretty cool- it has a thick cushion on the bottom and hugs you as you sit and read books. |
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| Grandma and Grandpa stopped by to see us Christmas morning! |
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| Guess what??!! We are getting a new dog!! Yippee! My gift to Seth was dog accessories and a poem revealing that our family will pick out a new dog. Our house is just not the same without one. |
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| Next, we ate waffles and sang Happy Birthday Jesus! Hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas! |
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