Christmas Day

23 January 2012

After staying up late on Christmas Eve, we were able to sleep in until about 8 on Christmas morning. We got the kids ready and went out to the living room to see what Santa had left. Mason and Charlie found their new play kitchen, as well as some other various gifts from family. We couldn't decide whether or not the kitchen would be from Santa, so when Mason asked if Mommy had made it, we told him the truth. Mommy Santa Claus kind of screwed up this year and didn't plan very well for stocking stuffers. I guess she he was too busy working on other things. ;) Mason got some toy cars from the movie, Cars 2, that he can use to play games with on the iPad, and Charlie got a pair of shoes. Daddy got a new wallet personally designed by Kaity, and crafted by the talented Quinn Peterson from the Etsy store QP Collections, and Kaity got a few small goodies for her camera (macro ring, remote, and a replacement lens cap). 

After we opened all the gifts, Craig made us all omelette scrambles (scrambled eggs with all the usual omelette add-ins) with a side of biscuits and gravy and orange juice. Elaine and I spent the rest of the morning working on some Christmas puzzles we had gotten. The boys played with their new toys, and Craig lounged around and read a book. Later we took showers and got ready to head back up to Grandma Becky's and Grandpa Roark's for dinner, and the phone call with Elder Janis in Mexico. 

After dinner we celebrated Rebecca's birthday with some cake and presents!

It was a wonderful, calm Christmas!

Side Story:

A few days before Christmas, during the Girsberger Christmas get together, Mason was given a Toy Story Woody doll by some cousins. Mason loves the Toy Story movies and was just thrilled to finally have his own doll. On our way home from the get together, Mason told us that Santa Claus was going to bring him a Buzz Lightyear. This was the first time that he had requested something specific for Christmas. Craig and I just couldn't let the kid down. We looked around to see if there were still any available in local stores, but as to be expected, they were all sold out. So Santa Claus ended up making a mistake, and delivered a Buzz Lightyear to Grandma Lynda's house in California rather than to our house. Mason was so excited to open the package when we arrived in California.