It's About Time

Christmas is finally here....on our blog that is.

Since Christmas fell on a Sunday this year, the first thing we did was go to church. Once we came home, we put Claire back into her pajamas and opened a couple of presents. One of my favorites was a new garbage can from Erik. We've had our kitchen garbage can for eight years and every week I dreaded taking it out because it was so difficult getting the bag out of the can. It's funny how the things you want for Christmas change as you get older. I never would have imagined getting excited over a garbage can, but I was. Thanks Honey for such a thoughtful gift. Muah!

We hurried as fast as we could and headed over to my parent's house because everyone was waiting for us. Claire got to take part in the annual "sit on the stairs like you are waiting" picture. She looked like such a big girl, I couldn't believe it. Isn't she adorable?!

It soon became very chaotic. The kids ran into the living room and it was a mad house. Presents were tossed to one another, wrapping paper was flying through the air, and smiles were as big as can be. Claire was surprisingly content with opening a present and then playing with it for a while before moving onto the next one, but it all came to a screeching halt when she opened her new baby stroller. She LOVED it and wouldn't have cared if that's all she got. She was definitely a happy camper.

Of course, we didn't forget about little Khloe. She sniffed her way through the dog food, bones, and treats and found her favorite present of all: three baby tennis balls. Khloe was in doggy heaven and Claire was even very excited for her. What a supportive sister.

The madness slowly died down and we had a very relaxing day with the family. I played 'Guesstures' with my niece, Lindsay, Claire read books with her Morfar, and Erik danced with my niece, Ashlyn, to her new video game. Well....he danced long enough for me to hurry and take a picture. Now we have proof. :)

I noticed there was one common factor that everyone possessed while opening or playing with their presents: you must stick out your tongue. I knew Erik did this while concentrating, but I had no idea it spread to his daughter and my nieces. Hilarious! I guess we really are all related.

As usual, Christmas day was wonderful! We were so blessed to spend it with family and were definitely spoiled rotten.Thank you to everyone who gave us a gift this year. We hope you appreciated ours as well, and we can't wait to all be together soon.

I am so grateful for the gifts I received and most importantly, to have my very own happy family. Erik, Claire, and Khloe mean the world to me! Love you all.