It's almost February, but here's a recap of our Christmas that went by much too quickly.
Presents are a great diversion the week leading up to Christmas, so we give the kids one present a night for several days. After all, it's discouraging to watch them tear into one gift after another on Christmas day and never really take time to appreciate each gift. I think the kids like the tradition too. The gifts from aunts, uncles and cousins from each of our tribes gets a designated night. Then us parent-folk get our night. Christmas Eve is reserved for Nanue's grand pajama tradition that dates back to my youth. I have more pajama pants than I could ever wear, but I love them. I'm actually wearing a pair of jalapeno-themed PJs as I write this. Anyway, Santa delivered his gifts to the girls on Christmas morning. Georgia got a wonderful doll house (much hitting and scratching has come from that dang thing). Darby got a wooden toy train. I always tell people D's the closest thing I'm going to get to a son. I think she probably would have liked a doll house, too. Oh well. As for MJ, she was oblivious to all the gifts but I can't wait until next year when my three precious girls wake us up eager to see what Santa delivered. My parents came into town the day after Christmas, so we had Christmas Part II pretty much as soon as they arrived. I'm so glad they came. Them coming to Tulsa was the best gift they could give us.
We are blessed.
(Virginia's picture update)
This picture is from one of the pre-Christmas gift opening in which the girls gave gifts to each other.
I found these matching Snoopy dresses at a consignment store and thought they were hilarious. Both are size 5T but since they were dresses I got them and figured Darby could wear it a little long. When I got home I got in to one of my boxes of clothes and found a perfect little polka dot outfit for MJ. They look on Mera's face says, "Why would you leave me here with these two?"
My sister had a great idea to get my mom a tree lit up in the valley for Christmas. It took some team work and a generator but we pulled it off and it was the hit of the party X-mas Eve. We figure the tree was about 500 feet from the house.
My husband wanted to get me a pink tool box but he couldn't find one so instead he got me a black one and haad the girls cover it in 1,000 princess stickers.
Here is Kiki before she popped.
MJ taking it all in.
G and Darby seeing their Santa gifts.
Monkey bread and cheese balls for breakfast.
Christmas morning with the Tulsa family.
Darby got a Dora dress up set adn the shoes alone make it worth whatever it cost.
Darby putting Uncle Billy in a bucket.
Princess Uncle Billy.
Christmas is about special treats like TV and cheese balls.
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