We also made our traditional sugar cookies with the kids for Santa. The kids always have a blast decorating the cookies. This year, I decided to have one child decorate one tray of cookies at a time. It went a lot of smoother and little less mess. You know me, I don't like messes.
The kids woke up Christmas morning and had a second Christmas at our house. They opened their stockings in their jammies. We had a quick change, waited for Adam's family to arrive at our house and opened away. Zachary was really excited because we showed him which presents were from Santa and he wanted to open those first. What a guy! Lindsay was excited because she got a new pink car seat from Santa. This present was for Lindsay and us. Adam and I got tired of reaching in the back of the van to help her buckle up. Yay, for big girl seats. Nicholas has my OCD, so he was busy unwrapping and picking up every body's trash. He is such a sweetheart and a big help.
Saturday after Christmas we went to my Grandmother's house to open presents there with my Mom's side of the family. We do it the old fashion way where everybody opens one present at a time, so it does take a while. We decided to wait until after Christmas this year since Adam's family was only in town for a few short days. Plus, we didn't want to feel rushed.
We spent our last Christmas at Sarah's house with my Dad, Debbie, and C.J. (our step-sister's son). This Christmas was just as good as the first three. We were very proud of Debbie this year because she didn't go overboard on the gift giving. It isn't about how much we give, but spending some quality time with family. Way to go, Debbie!
I am sad to say that all of the Christmas decorations are put away and we are back to "normal living." I hope you guys had a blessed Christmas and remembered that the birth of our savior, Jesus Christ, is the true reason of the season.
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