Christmas Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phillip woke us all up at 7 am. He turned on his room light and discovered his Santa hat filled with gifts and candy. He was yelling and jumping up and down. It was so hilarious! We woke up Amelia, at first she thought it was a school day. Once I handed her the stocking she went all crazy for Christmas. The kids played with their stockings for a while. Santa was crazy and got the kids some voice recorders and warpers. The yelling and yodeling was insane. I woke up Everett. He was one cranky little man. He woke up saying no and continued with the trend until he went down for a nap at 10:30. I got the living room ready and we let the kids in. Pure chaos ensued for the next couple hours. We unwrapped, played, made a mess, and frolicked in the mess. Justin cooked up sausages to accompany pop tarts for breakfast. I got to take a nap first! YES! Best gift ever. Justin eventually crawled into bed after Amelia hit him in the eye with a candy bar while he tried to nap on the couch. I helped the kids put their large cardboard house and space ship together. We spent the next few hours coloring the cardboard and destroying the structures. Phillip went nuts over his new train sets by GeoTrax. He got an airport, Toy Story set, a set from Miekka, and a set that came with the train table. Can't wait to snap it all together in one large setup. Amelia was so cute over the gifts she got us at her school holiday store. Justin's gift was an insulated cup....with a pink crystal growing kit. She insisted that someone made her put the crystals in Justin's bag even thought they were for her. Justin enjoyed the game of pretending to share with her. 

 

We especially enjoyed family phone calls over Skype. Phillip thought Grandpa Call was Santa. He yelled, "Hi Santa!!!" when he saw him over Skype. Phillip helped Justin clear the sidewalks of snow with our snow blower. He was very proud that he helped Dad! I made a lazy dinner of chips and dip. Yum. Guess we are continuing the lazy tradition of skipping the Christmas dinner work in favor for simple. Amelia gave me a nice makeover after dinner. My eyelids were sticking together because she put lip gloss on my eyelids. Strange feeling! Phillip gave himself a makeover with a tube of lipstick. Everett continued with day 4 of nasty teething diarrhea. Poor kid is so miserable. His bottom gums look like swollen gumballs. We went to bed trying to stay warm in negative temperatures. Lazy, cozy, family Christmas days are the best.