MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
We were very busy this Christmas. Like many holidays, we spent it with both sides of our family. Michael was suppose to work on Christmas Eve, but he was able to have someone come in to work part of it so we could spend Christmas Eve with my side of the family.
We headed to my family's house as soon as he got off of work and the party had already started. There was a whole table displayed with treats of every kind to eat. We had some snacks and enjoyed being together and then the maddness started!! There were 8 kids 9 and under this year and 10 adults all in my parents living room opening gifts. It was crazy but a lot of fun. The kids got some really neat stuff this year and once we let them open their gifts we took a "Chowder" break. Mom always makes Clam Chowder for Christmas Eve and dad Oyster EWE, (oops, I mean stew). Once our belly's were filled again we did the adult gift exchange. We all had a really good time and enjoyed all being together as a family. I am very lucky to have my parents and 3 ciblings all really close by.
Christmas Morning
Christmas Morning we spent at my parents house. We had stayed the night rather than drive home so Santa found us there. Makayla got a trunk load (no joke) of dress up clothing, shoes, crowns, jewelry, etc. from the big man. She had a new outfit to wear for each additional present she opened after that. It was a lot of fun to watch her. Michael and I had a great Christmas too but we just have so much fun watching her that not much else matters. Zoey (the dog) got a new travel kennel so I am sure she is very excited about that too.
After breakfast and Makayla's much needed nap, we headed over to Michael's parents house. His parents prepared Prime Rib for dinner and each of us brought a side to go with. We had a wonderful dinner!! Michael's mom always fills stockings for all of us so after dinner we all went to find our stockings to see what goodies were inside. The boys got brain teaser puzzles so they were very entertained for quite some time. Actually, we had to make them stop to open the presents. The girls started first (Bria, Annika, Ashley, and Makayla). They opened there presents one at a time and we actually had to get everything out of the packages for them as they opened them so that they could play with them right then. It was very fun to watch and to see how much the enjoyed the gifts they received. We spent the rest of the evening there and had a really good time just hanging out.
Michael enjoys his brainteaser
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