Christmas was relatively small this year, considering we're going to Hawaii next month, but the kids were still satisfied with their homemade presents. Well, if their squeals and screams were any indication, that is.
Scott and I made new No-Sew Fleece Blankets for the kids as they'd outgrown the ones I'd made for them for Christmas three years ago. We also made them Tithing Jars to keep their tithing in, as they always forget to put it aside when they get their allowances. They also got the specific Pillow Pets they asked for, which now puts Vanessa's collection at five, since she got four of them for her birthday.
They also got gifts from Santa, which made them really happy, considering they were exactly what they'd asked for. Ryan and Ethan got Halo Mega Bloks sets, Vanessa got a Disney Princess Dolls set, and Jeff got a Hot Wheels Criss Cross Crash set. Unfortunately for Jeff, we didn't have the right type of batteries to make the set work, but he was content with just crashing his cars on the tracks by hand, lol.
Scott got me a new griddle, since the one we got as a wedding present died a couple of months ago. We tried it out by making pancakes for breakfast, and I am absolutely in love with this appliance, lol!
The kids and I got Scott a new video game for his XBox 360: "Call of Duty: Black Ops". He's been waiting for it to drop in price, but I went and bought it anyway, hoping he wouldn't go out and buy it first. We also bought him George W. Bush's book, "Decision Points" to read; he would rather have it on audiobook, but we couldn't find a copy anywhere. So we'll see if he actually reads it, lol.I think the only complaint came from Ryan, who was hoping for a copy of "Madden '11" to play. His good friend has it and they play it almost everyday, but Ryan is absolutely dying for his own copy. Never mind that he has all the previous editions of this game; he needs his own, as he is so fond of telling me.
All in all, I think we had a nice, quiet Christmas morning. Of course, once all the presents were opened and we'd eaten breakfast, the kids were practically begging to go over to papa & Tutu's house to do it all over again, lol.
Actually, if I really think about it, it was a perfect Christmas, filled with the spirit of Christ, family and friends, presents and good food (made by my mom, not me, lol!), as well as new memories to remember.
I don't think I could ask for anything more on this special day!
