We had a fabulous Christmas. In terrible internet-momma fashion, I didn't take any photos of my children opening presents. I didn't take the obligatory "Santa came!" photo. I ... um, I didn't take any pictures at all (in my defense I'm pretty sure my dad did but he hasn't put them on facebook for me to steal yet).
We have "traditions" for Christmas, now that Spencer has been through five of them. We are also still starting new traditions. For instance: ongoing tradition is that on Christmas Eve we always bundle up in pjs in the car after dinner and drive around looking at Christmas lights. Our new tradition is that we have Mexican food for lunch and go see a movie. This year we saw Monsters Inc 3D, and it was a big hit. This also means that we need to be completely ready for Christmas BEFORE Christmas Eve, which is challenging but doable.
Christmas morning is another tradition, one that hopefully will always be. When the boys wake up, they get to open their stockings only. Then the grandparents come over for breakfast - my mom, dad and his girlfriend, my in-laws and my brother (my sister was also suppose to come but she skipped again). We have a nice sit-down breakfast - biscuits and gravy, egg and sausage casserole (courtesy of my MIL), fruit, coffee, coffee cake, and bacon. Then we all open presents. Presents!!
The boys had a "successful" morning. Tag readers for both of them, a batting tee and baseball accoutrements, socker boppers, movies, and a climbing thing for outside. We got lots of gift cards and I got a stovetop espresso maker. So it was a successful Christmas for me too! All in all, it was a really nice time.
Later in the afternoon is another Christmas tradition. We head over to my in-laws' for a Cuban dinner (roast pork, yucca, plantains, boliche, rice and beans) and more presents and relatives and desserts. We do a Christmas exchange so everyone gets something but you don't have to buy for everyone, so I ended up with a hummingbird feeder and hummingbird garden seed and a bottle of Dave Matthews wine, and C got an Amazon gift card (who am I kidding, that's pretty much mine too). I bought for C's cousin and his new wife - (my most recent favorite), felt coasters, and a travel scrapbook for him, and a scarf, fig candle and earring holder for her.
All in all, a great time. Yesterday I started test driving cars to decide for my upcoming purchase of a new vehicle. Fun times!!
(if I ever come up with pictures, I'll update but I wouldn't count on it)
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1 comment:
"baseball accoutrements" is such a funny way of putting that. i want to start using that phrase. thanks!
also, this year i apparently was on the "no documentation" team because my brother-in-law filming christmas was one of the most grating and annoying things i've ever experienced on christmas morning. and he did it last year and it was fine. so i'm weird.
i'm only bringing that up because i think it's totally fine to not have taken pictures. i think sometimes documenting events takes people out of actually experiencing them.
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