Started last night - unfortunately the 3 oldest were at their dad's for Christmas Eve so it was just Ben, Emma and me. But we had a very nice night cozied up by the fire and watching movies. Emma decided to take a nap early on in the evening. Here's a few pics:
It was very sweet! Ben and I had a dinner of Shrimp Scampi and Crab Legs (Yummy! Our one splurge) Emma had mac-n-cheese LOL. One of her favorites! She got to open up one of her Christmas gifts - brand new Little Mermaid PJ's and a game - then she took a bath. and I have to say, she gave me one of the best Christmas presents ever - she let me wash her hair and didn't scream, cry or fuss at all! That is the first time EVER!!! Yay! Then we put her new PJ's on and played her new game, left milk and cookies out for Santa, read a couple Christmas books, and tucked her in for the night. Ben and I then did one of OUR holiday traditions - we watched "Holiday Inn". Love that movie! By the time it was over I was exhausted. Definitely time for bed.Emma let us sleep in til almost 9:00! And then, when she woke up? All she cared about was getting dressed. She could have lounged around all day in her brand new Princess Ariel PJ's, but she wanted NONE of that. So, dressed is what she got. Then finally, she decided it was OK to open the present Santa had left her - a dancing June doll from The Little Einsteins. We had to wait to open the rest as the Alex, Jessica and Christian weren't home yet. Thankfully, the older kids Grandpa has a 4 wheel drive so they were able to make it home this morning (around 10:00).
After they got home, we opened all our presents and the kids were THRILLED that we got a Wii. Ben and I were pretty happy about it, too :-) We've spent the day playing games on the Wii and various other things. Alex got tons of painting and art supplies so he's been a busy little artist. Jessica got tons of Twilight stuff, which she loved, and Christian got a new MP3 player that plays videos as well. Ben has been playing with is RC Helicopter the kids got him. Emma's been trying to help (which translates into chasing the helicopter and trying to catch it LOL).
We made a very yummy ham and all the fixins for a late lunch and have been munching on lots of goodies throughout the day. I think I need a few pairs of elastic waisted pants after the last couple weeks LOL. New Years resolutions can't come soon enough!!
I'd say today was a perfect Christmas except that Sue was unable to join us because of the weather. Hopefully we'll be able to do our Christmas with her soon.
Hoping you and yours had a wonderful Holiday Season and here's to a joyous, healthy and prosperous New Year!!!
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