Christmas 2013 lived up to our 2013 moto of "fair and bright." We officially started festivities on Friday, December 20 at 5:00pm. After a long semester leading up to a very long week, I picked up Vietnamese and headed home. Ice was moving in, and we were debating our trip to Siloam on Saturday. Uncle A was on his way and battling the ice. Everyone was exhausted, so we ate, watched cartoons, and went to bed.
Saturday brought more ice, but we decided to go to Siloam to join the Wright family celebration. Melanie put together a scavenger hunt for the kids, and they loved it. The hunt ended with all of the kids getting $100 from their Mimi and Kimbo, and then we all headed to Toys R Us. One of the big highlights of the Toys R Us trip was the fact that we did not have any major melt downs. The kids picked out their toys and we all headed to Golden Corral for a wholesome meal of assorted fried food fragments with the rest of Arkansas. Golden Corral is apparently a pre-Christmas favorite for a lot of people, especially in Arkansas.
Sunday was a relaxed day around Arkansas. Mimi put together an excellent meal of steak, potatoes, and vegetables. We had a great day, and we all remembered what a great blessing it is to have Mimi with us healthy and happy!!
Uncle A visited us on Monday morning for coffee and to play with the boys. I had a haircut in the morning, and then I took the boys with me on last minute Christmas errands. One of our new favorite Christmas traditions is lochs and bagels for breakfast on Christmas Eve, so I took the boys to the Old School Bagel cafe to get a dozen bagels. We ran into Uncle A at the bagel shop. We really enjoyed the bagels, and we plan to keep up the bagel tradition. We had our second annual game night on December 23 with Uncle A, Grammy, and Grandpa. The boys had a great time playing operation and eating treats.
Christmas Eve is one of my favorite days of the year. We started this year with Lochs and Bagels and egg whites. Excellent breakfast. We relaxed, colored, played, drank coffee, and had a great time. Sawyer and I spent a lot of time together during nap time. We read the Christmas Carol, wrapped Paul's gift, and colored. I really love spending one-on-one time with my boys. Sawyer and I love to color, draw, read, play outside, and build legos together. One of my favorite things about Christmas is having dedicated time to spend with my boys. We went to Grammy and Grandpa's house for Christmas Eve festivities. Grammy worked hard to make a really nice meal, and we had a great time. GG drove up for the night and enjoyed seeing the boys. We had Kennys, listened to "Kentucky Homemade Christmas" and had a great time.
Christmas morning started as I expected. The first thing I saw on Christmas morning was Sawyer's face, and then I heard him tell me that it was time to wake up. I told him to go look to see if Santa came. He came back with a big smile and said that he saw a lot of presents, including a Nutcracker. He was so excited. He ran back in to see what else he could find. Melanie and I heard one of the happiest noises that we had ever heard from him. He ran back and said that Santa had brought him a stuffed lego man. He was so happy. Melanie and I slowly got up, and soon Beau and Paul joined us. We opened up stockings for a long time and then ate breakfast casserole. I made the casserole this year, and it was good. Breakfast casserole is one of my favorite Christmas traditions. We played with toys and had fun. We didn't open the tree presents until Grammy, Grandpa, and Uncle A came over. They brought everyone a lot of really nice presents. Melanie cooked an amazing meal of cornish hens, chestnut stuffing, bread, vegetables, and pear pie (made from pears from the farm). We ate, opened presents, and had a great time together. Happy Birthday Jesus!
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