We started out our celebrations with Justin's mom, sister, and niece. They stopped by on Christmas Eve and joined us for some hot cider while we read the Christmas story from the scriptures and then watched Mr. Krueger's Christmas. It was a wonderful way to set the right mood for Christmas Day.
Christmas morning we woke up to almost 2 feet of snow, and no power. Luckily our fire place worked, so we were able to have some heat in the house. I sure was a white, memorable Christmas morning my family! Every year, all the kids get a picture together on the stairs before opening any presents. Here is the latest:
We opened presents for the next long while, then finally got to cook breakfast when the power came back on at about 10:30. It was so fun to watch Austin be so excited about all the presents this year. He, of course, still doesn't really understand it all, but he sure did enjoy being a "helper" and helping everyone open all their presents. He LOVED everything, and would sit and say "Wow!" for each thing he opened!
Santa brought him a Cozy Coupe (or according to Austin, a "chugga"). It was definitely a hit. He was heartbroken we he didn't get to sleep in it that night.
That afternoon, we spent a long time shoveling snow. Then, we spent the rest of the day just hanging out around the house, enjoying a wonderful Christmas dinner, and spending lots of quality time together!
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Glad you guys had a Merry Christmas!
Hope 2009 is going....fine! :)
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