We had such a nice time celebrating on Christmas Eve Eve. The kids again are one year older, and one year easier. We all had naps at home and then headed up for snacks and an early round of gifts before dinner. The food was sooo good - prime rib cooked a perfect rare, scalloped potatoes, twice baked potatoes, Caesar salad, and on and on... The pickle is also a favorite tradition, and I beat everyone out and found it hidden in some decor in the bookcase in the kitchen. We rehid it for the kids, and Weston finally found it after staring right at it 10 times in a row. We figured that because he was color blind he just couldn't see the green pickle in the middle of the green decorations we hid it in. Poor kid!
Uncle Todd was quite the shopper this year... he came through with remote control cars for the boys, and dolls for the little girls. They LOVED them! We tried to keep the kids calm as we pulled out presents and slowly unwrapped them and kept them busy. It sort of worked! :-) They all SHRIEKED with joy as they opened their new pajamas that Grandma had made, and they jumped up and down when they realized they each got their own pair of ROMEOS! Grandma wasn't sure they'd know what they were, but she shouldn't have worried, the boys were THRILLED and wear them every single day. All in all it was a memorable year - full of fun, laughter, and just relaxing together as a family. Thank you everyone for working so hard to make it so very special for us, and our kids!
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