I didn't feel prepared for Christmas this year, I think with vacation and having to work Monday and Wednesday around Christmas, didn't help.
Saturday we did some of our own festive things....we decided to NOT do cookies or a gingerbread house but do Christmas trees instead, it was actually way easy and just as fun as cookies.
Sunday we headed to Holly and Jerry's to do Christmas cookies with the family! It can always be interested to see what the kids do. Like Jordan pouring red sprinkles ALL over his lap.
That Sunday we had our Goodrich Christmas in Earlham. It was great like always. Normally our girls play with cousin Ava and we don't see them.....well Ava didn't feel good so the girls started to get whiny buuuuuttttt, Ava's cousin (on the other side) Nora, who just turned 5 is great for entertaining them. They got comfortable and started running around playing, picking on their older cousins so that was nice.
The 6 kids opened their presents and then the adults, 25 of us!, did our while elephant game. It is always a good time!
We had our typical family pool tournament and like most times, Steve won. Brat.
I had to work Monday, Christmas Eve which sucks but whatever. I do nothing most of the day anyway and we got to leave 1 hour early! WOOHOO! HA!
We do have pretty good Christmas Eve traditions over the last couple years. Busy but fun and the girls love every minute of it! They open their gifts from each other and surprisingly they were very excited and THANKFUL to each other!
They open their presents from us. We really needed new tires on our old Frozen Jeep, well one thing led to another and before you know it, Steve decided to take the whole thing apart and paint it to look just like his does! He was super excited for this project and the girls thought it was pretty cool too.
We also always get them new jammies, some snacks for our movie night and Adventureland season passes.
They get to take a bubble bath in whirlpool bath, which is overwhelming with bubbles. But so fun for them!
Then we do fondue! Strawberries, bananas, marshmallows, rice krispies, bacon and pretzels! So fun and yummy!
Santa actually came this year. And I have so many more pictures on my good camera, but have been too lazy to upload them (and obvious too lazy to blog also!) But Santa brought a karaoke machine! So far it has been a hit!!
We spent the morning at home, playing with our new gifts and such. Presley was excited about her electric scooter and Piper excited about her new winter scarf. Then we headed my parents house for our family Christmas. As always it was good! So many good presents, food, drinks, conversations and games....and the kids go and play and leave us alone! :)
Saturday we did some of our own festive things....we decided to NOT do cookies or a gingerbread house but do Christmas trees instead, it was actually way easy and just as fun as cookies.
Sunday we headed to Holly and Jerry's to do Christmas cookies with the family! It can always be interested to see what the kids do. Like Jordan pouring red sprinkles ALL over his lap.
That Sunday we had our Goodrich Christmas in Earlham. It was great like always. Normally our girls play with cousin Ava and we don't see them.....well Ava didn't feel good so the girls started to get whiny buuuuuttttt, Ava's cousin (on the other side) Nora, who just turned 5 is great for entertaining them. They got comfortable and started running around playing, picking on their older cousins so that was nice.
The 6 kids opened their presents and then the adults, 25 of us!, did our while elephant game. It is always a good time!
We had our typical family pool tournament and like most times, Steve won. Brat.
I had to work Monday, Christmas Eve which sucks but whatever. I do nothing most of the day anyway and we got to leave 1 hour early! WOOHOO! HA!
We do have pretty good Christmas Eve traditions over the last couple years. Busy but fun and the girls love every minute of it! They open their gifts from each other and surprisingly they were very excited and THANKFUL to each other!
They open their presents from us. We really needed new tires on our old Frozen Jeep, well one thing led to another and before you know it, Steve decided to take the whole thing apart and paint it to look just like his does! He was super excited for this project and the girls thought it was pretty cool too.
They get to take a bubble bath in whirlpool bath, which is overwhelming with bubbles. But so fun for them!
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