It was a restless night in anticipation of our first Christmas in the new house. Somehow the kids made it to 6:30am before they were in our bed with stockings. Colin confessed that he peaked in his stocking in the middle of the night...I love how honest he is.
We put little Lego sets in the boys' stockings and Eli had to immediately build his.
We got Maya a stocking this year and filled it with new bones that we got at a local pet store.
They were natural bones, but perhaps a little too natural. Something about that bone made Maya act like we've never seen her. She immediately become possessive and protective of the bone, hiding it in the couch and then burying it in the yard. She even snipped at Colin when he got too close to her bone. That was not a fun way to start Christmas, but she later went to him and licked his hand where she snipped him.
We took out time opening presents. It was fun to see the kid's reactions to the gifts they gave each other; one of the things I love about them growing up.
Alison's gifts sum up perfectly what it's like to be 11: a new doll and an upgraded Kindle (that she likes to call an iPad) and was equally excited about both.
Eli got her a contortion T-shirt, I got her these shorts she wanted and all of the sudden she looked years older.
Alison got Eli this bear blanket that he is absolutely in love with and he was so excited about Daddy's present to him that he gave him a literal bear hug.
We had tea pastry and egg strata for breakfast and then spent the day relaxing and playing.
Have you lost count how many outfits the boys have had on? Me too.
We set out a charcuterie for lunch and grazed for the afternoon.
Which was probably a mistake because we really didn't notice how much the kids were eating plus all the candy. By dinner, the kids weren't hungry. Ben and I thoroughly enjoyed prime rib, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole and zwiebach. The kids thoroughly enjoyed leftovers the next day :). Colin ate Nonny's potatoes for every meal until they were gone!
I was going to take a pretty picture of the table and then realized that the aftermath is a better picture of reality.
Alison helped me make a peppermint pie, which went pretty much untouched as well.
Lesson learned; dessert is not needed on Christmas. Eli was so tired by dessert time that he basically fell asleep at the table.
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