- I love this picture of the kids. They were really excited about opening their Christmas pajamas this year. Allie and I picked out the fabric in November. I ordered and decorated the shirts at work and sewed the bottoms at night after everyone had gone to bed.
- Allie orchestrated the Christmas Eve happenings. We had cinnamon rolls and bacon for breakfast that morning followed by Allie opening birthday packages. In the afternoon Bob took the three big kids to watch the new Star Wars movie. Sydney had a major (1 hour) meltdown because we wouldn't let her go with them.
- In the evening we had our traditional fondue dinner. We always laugh about buying a beer on one of the most holy holidays but it really does work the best in the cheese fondue. I burnt the sugar cookies while starting the fondue prep and we didn't have any cookies for Santa (but no one seemed to care). We also couldn't find our cheese grater after looking everywhere for it. We had to send Bob to the store and then found the grater before he got home with the new one. Ugh.
- After dinner we were going to do chimes and look at lights but we had to forego the chimes because of the time. The kids happily opened and donned their new pjs and brushed their teeth before heading out to look at Christmas lights. Uncle Rob was over that night so all 8 of us piled into the van and drove around the neighborhoods close to home looking at all the beautiful decorated homes.
- Bob and I put the little girls to bed and then the big kids decided they should all sleep in the same room. They laid out blankets on the floor and set the alarm for 7. I'm not sure they'll do that again next year as it was really hard to fall asleep with Sage around. We finally had to give her melatonin to get her to fall asleep close to 11PM.
- The kids were up a little before 7. It turns out they didn't need an alarm. They came downstairs woke us up and then tore through the wrapped doorway to get into the living room.
- The first thing Sydney did was take off her old socks and put on a pair of the new ones Santa gave her.
- The girls have been riding their new bikes all around the house since Christmas morning. They get mad if we don't push all the chairs in and block their way around the table. I am impressed with how well they turn and get around on those things.
- Parker was really excited about the new football and football gloves Santa brought. While we were still opening packages he saw his friend (our neighbor) Nolan outside. He immediately ran out to see him. They were stoked to both get new footballs and catching gloves! They played most of the day outside and were a little put off when they had to each go inside to open more packages. Parker wore his new football cleats all day long and tried on his shoulder pads and helmet too. We have since told him that he should only wear his cleats on grass so he is saving them but he wanted to wear them all the time (even to school). He's really excited about getting to play tackle football this spring for the first time!
- Caden got a circuit set and has been building little electric circuits that make lights and sounds all day.
- We got to talk to and see all of the grandparents via FaceTime on Christmas Day. Even though we were home alone it felt like we got to connect with everyone and share the holiday joy with them.
- Allie really want to open presents in an orderly fashion - youngest to oldest, one at a time. The first gift Sage opened was pajamas (not very exciting) and she had a hard time waiting for her next turn. She ended up opening all of her presents quite a bit faster than everyone else. She recognizes her name and was easily able to find the ones for her.
- The little girls played happily all day with their new princess figures, crowns and little animals. It was fun to see them so excited about everything.
- Allie and Caden rocked out a few songs on Allie's new karaoke machine. It's fun to see them let loose with that!
- Bob and I both fell asleep in the afternoon - I think I slept for 3 hours!. The plan was to make a yummy soup for Christmas dinner but it was late and I was hungry after my nap. We ended up cooking some ground turkey and had nachos instead.
- Sage's favorite Christmas song this year is Angels We Have Heard on High. She is beginning to learn more of the words and loves to sing the glorias at the end.
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