Christmas was pretty busy for of this year. We try not to run around too much on Christmas day, but somehow, this year, it felt neverending. It was good, just never ending. We started the morning off by opening the presents under our tree. We were so excited for Samantha to open her doll house...She's been wanting one forever. And she loves it! And as for Caleb, we took advantage of him still not getting the whole Christmas thing. We did, however, get "him" a remote control car. David and Sammie have a blast with it! :) Caleb got a Mickey Mouse book with a light switch. It's great because he loves Mickey, books, and light switches. :)
After opening gifts we headed off to church. Where else would you want to celebrate Christmas, but worshipping and thanking God for His Son. Sammie was in a Christmas production. She did amazing singing Jingle Bells with everyone and then she noticed Daddy and just shut down. Haha...it was cute while it lasted.
Well, after this busy morning, we stopped by my parents house and opened gifts. It's always a little crazy at that house. There were 5 screaming girls, a mischievious little boy and a teenage boy who probably had better places to be. :) Not to mention all the adults. I don't even know who opened what, but I am pretty sure everybody ended up with the presents they were supposed to. And at some point, a wrapping paper fight broke up. 
We went to visit David's family to end the day. How different are our families! At his parent's house, we all sat down for a nice dinner and then the gifts were all neatly put into piles and then we watched as people opened their gifts. Maybe it was because Sammie and Caleb were the only two kids. Either way, they had a great time. They each got to open and play with their presents at Papa and Bubbie's house.
The kids were spoiled, to say the least! We couldn't fit all of their presents in the car, so David had to go back and pick up the rest of thier gifts during the week. Just a list of some of the stuff they got...
Samantha - Princess vanity table, easel, leapster2, cash register, baby doll, books, clothes, and toys galore
Caleb - Mega Bloks table, Mega bloks, car track, cozy coupe, wooded train and so many books and clothes
Overall, it was a wonderful Christmas. Caleb still didn't really get what was going on, but Samantha was so into it all. And while we let her enjoy all the presents and Santa Claus, we also taught her the true meaning of Christmas (as best as a 3 year old could understand). I am sure with each passing year, our kids will understand more and more what a wonderful gift God gave to us.
No comments:
Post a Comment