So, that being said, Santa came on Christmas Eve to our house. Luckily, our kids are small enough that they sleep in to their regular times. Yay! I know, we won't have that for much longer.
I ran down to get the cinnamon rolls out of the fridge and into the oven. Unfortunately, they were still rock solid from being frozen the day before. I crossed my fingers and put them in a warm oven, praying they would defrost and rise while we opened presents.
Stockings were first, of course. Matthew got toothbrushes and toothpaste as well as some stacking cups. Anna got some lacing cards and a princess calendar that is hanging on her wall.
The first then Anna saw when she came into the living room was the trampoline. She was so excited and started jumping on it right away. Score 1 for Daddy! It was her favorite gift that day. Anna got some clothes, a crocheted hat, a new piggy bank, some Sunday movies, and children's scriptures, along with the trampoline.
Matthew also got a crocheted hat along with a new blanket, a toy car and boat, and a little baby. Daddy got him a big Tigger. It's almost as tall as he is.
Steve got us all a surprise gift. It turned out to be a bike trailer. It's supposed to be for me to take the kids around, but I'm too short for Steve's bike, so he takes them out when he exercises.
We spent the rest of the day playing with our gifts and hanging out in the backyard in our PJs in the 70+ weather.
That evening we had our fondue dinner. I tried something new, a Christmas tree salad with kale, lettuce and lots of fruit and nuts. It was delicious and even Steve liked it! We also had homemade rolls and yummy meats. I even found bockwurst! This year I made plans to use up all the meat and nothing went bad.
On Christmas day, we had a short devotional about the shepherds and how we can be like the shepherds, too. We then Skyped with as many of our extended family as we could. It was nice to spend part of the day with family even if we couldn't be there with them.
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