It's hard to believe the holidays are coming to a close...and 2022 is almost upon us (I'm writing this on NYE, so...by the time you read this, it WILL be 2022!)
We celebrated Christmas Eve at my parents house. We snacked on goodies, slurped butterball soup, and shared a lovely dinner together. We enjoyed opening our gifts and once we got back home, we put together a slim plate for Santa and his reindeer (poor Santa has to eat a lot of cookies on December 24, so I'm mindful of how much food we leave out.) And then the kids headed off to bed!
I did my best to stay up and watch the candlelight Christmas Eve service...so beautiful, and I wish we could be there in person.
Butterball goodness...
G insisted we read "The Night Before Christmas"...so we read from my very old copy
Treats for the Santa man!
I love that G wrote a welcome note to him :)
We woke up at 2:45am because we heard a thump in the top level of the house. And no lie, my first thought was...Santa? But alas, it was a very excited G who couldn't sleep and decided to put together a new Lego set to pass the time. I advised him that we were all sleeping and couldn't help him. But, an hour later he got really frustrated, so Scott went in to help him get back to sleep, but ended up assisting him in the Lego build.
Eventually it was a decent time in the morning, and we had to wait for Ava to get out of bed. But once she did, we opened up the stockings, and ate a yummy quiche breakfast. I had forgotten that we still needed to open all of the gifts under the tree, so as we were finishing up our meal, I assumed we had the rest of the day free to do whatever. Clearly, I was wrong.
Ava bought G a new squishy on her Black Friday adventures with Grandma Deb - he was so happy to get a gift like this from his big sister!
I didn't take pics of myself opening my stocking, so here is the end result...lots of goodies!
Action shot of Scott!
We received wonderful gifts, and appreciate everyone who sent something our way! Scott wrapped up the day with making us a fantastic prime rib dinner. Side note: Ava liked the potatoes the best - she's standing right next to me and giving her input on what we write in this blog...
Finally, Christmas Day is here, and all give candles are lit!
The rest of the week was a blur, but filled with really fun activities. We had a family Christmas call on Sunday, G finally got his hair cut, he took a Squishmallow drawing class (part 2 is coming up this Sunday), and he and I went to see the new Spiderman movie (loved it!)
Ava had her first party...five teenagers took over our basement on Tuesday night, and they were loud. Very loud. But, I think they all had fun, and that's what matters! Plus, Ava was able to see her friends over break, and I know that means a lot to her.
I checked off a TON of things on my to-do list, which is a great way to head into 2022! Scott worked most of the week, but he had both Fridays off, so we were able to spend some more time together as a family.
We gave G a new Lego City game for the Switch, and he's been playing it non-stop since Christmas!
NYE will be celebrated in the middle of a hayfield, with our very dear friends. Last year was the first time in many years that we didn't celebrate new years with them, so we're excited to get back together for some fun!
Ready to ring in the new year!
See ya later, 2021, and welcome, 2022!
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