Our Christmas is always on Christmas Eve. This year, from even the preparations for the holidays, it was looking to be different. Mom wasn’t well with her back, I got very sick, and a lot of the family weren’t well. There was a lot of people helping the other. Miquel...
Silas got the game Kerplunk for Christmas. I had no idea it would be such a winner of a present that everyone would enjoy!
Since part of the family was away at Christmas we held our traditional Christmas Eve on New Year’s Eve. Delaying it didn’t take away from how special it always is. More Christmas Eve/New Year’s Eve to come…
After being sick and the children gone to Wisconsin, this year Christmas didn’t seem to have the same sparkle…Mom even said it was dull as dishwater around the house. We did all the same things as usual: shopping, baking cookies, candy, decorating, Christmas village… Then we went to the Christmas...
After going to church and tucking Rubi to bed, it was time for the “Grown Ups” to open their presents.
Each Christmas Eve we go to church for its Christmas Eve service. This year, we decided to try to get some photos with the lovely poinsettias in the background. I left out the photo of them all which had two disgusted and exasperated parents with funny faces.
So it became the part of the evening before church when the children were allowed to open their presents…
Rubà was tucked into bed (Silas was allowed to stay up) and we continued our Christmas.
Every Christmas Eve we try to have a nice family dinner. This year was a little different since Christmas was on a Sunday, we didn’t want to be up too late. So, we had an early dinner. We went to church and came back to charcoal burnt...
Each year, Christmas Eve’s have been an evening of warmth, love, and hilarity. This year was true to form. It started as usual with going to Anchor’s Christmas Eve service. It’s a wonderful hour when we get to reflect and remember the reason for our Christmas season. When arriving home,...
After all the days of shopping, malls. shops and literally wearing myself out, Christmas Eve was finally here. Not a rule I have always liked, but the kids love it, and that is that they open their presents on Christmas Eve. I didn’t see any reason to change that tradition...
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