Christmas was a wonderful day. We had a chance to celebrate the birth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. We also had a chance to share gifts with each other and it has been a wonderful time of year. Michelle has been working over-time in order to create the best Christmas ever!
We finished preparations on Christmas morning, just before 2:00 am. Somehow our boys managed to not wake up until after 8:00 am! It was a Christmas miracle, a precious gift to us. In spite of the good cheer that was bestowed upon us by sleeping in, we made the boys wait and eat breakfast (we figured that if they are going to eat candy and other related junk food all day they can start with breakfast).
After breakfast, and all during breakfast, David let us know that he would be the first to open a present and that Santa had come during the night and eaten all his cookies (and leaving a Thank You note for him). So the present opening process began and the boys were almost too excited. What a perfect gift for Michelle who really put in the most effort into creating this Christmas.
While the boys liked each gift the one that was the "hit" of the day was the machine gun for Michael. Every boy has tried to appropriate the gun for himself and relieve Michael of the burden of ownership. It is currently in hiding until the enthusiasm ebbs just a little.
We have decided, as a early New Year's resolution, that we'll have our Christmas shopping/creating done by Thanksgiving so that we have more time to enjoy the holiday, the parties and gatherings, the shows and displays, etc.
