Time to play catch-up after a nice little blogging break for the holiday! We enjoyed five really nice days with Jason home, and unfortunately he’s back to work today.
This Christmas was very different from Christmases past. For starters, we weren’t in our old house anymore, which was the place we celebrated almost every Christmas of our marriage. It was the only place our kids ever woke up on Christmas morning. We are also used to hosting all the big family gatherings at our place, which we knew couldn’t happen this year since we’re still in a small apartment.
We weren’t all that excited about waking up Christmas morning in our crowded apartment space, so I suggested that we spend Christmas Eve and morning with Jason’s parents in PA. They have a lovely, cozy house and the kids love spending time there. Fortunately they were game and that’s where we ended up on Christmas Eve, packed and ready for a sleepover!
Aiden couldn’t resist checking out the gifts and decided to hand out his presents to everyone. This has become a tradition, where he personally selects gifts for family at the dollar store.
Gum for Poppy!
Hugging Nanny.
It was so nice to hang out and eat some delicious food (thanks, Nanny)! We were so excited when Santa rode by on the firetruck! Aiden waved and then asked, “Where’d he leave his reindeer? How will he get back to the North Pole??”
Of course, we had to sprinkle some reindeer food outside.
Then it was time to put out the cookies and milk. Yum… peanut butter blossoms. Santa LOVES THOSE. So I’m told. :)
We even managed to find our stockings that were packed away!
Last stop before bed… we all read The Night Before Christmas. Well, ALMOST all of us.
Lilah didn’t care one bit about the Christmas book, so she snuggled onto another couch and read The Spooky Old Tree instead.
Then the kids were off for their long winter’s nap, while Santa did his work.
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