Christmas Day Fun

The big day is over and what a lovely day it was. Where do I begin? Well, I guess with Christmas Eve which is actually the biggest day for us here on the farm. We have a big crowd which is what I like, the more the merrier! The grand kids were excited and could hardly eat any supper but we like to get that out of the way first. I took the easy route and got Kentucky Fried Chicken with all the fixings plus others brought yummy stuff to add to the meal. The wassail was simmering on the stove which just fills the house with a wonderful aroma. We went through a serious amount of wassail! :o)

We opened gifts next and the paper was flying everywhere! What fun to watch the kids open their packages and see their eyes light up at the contents. Makes all that shopping well worth the while! T LOVED her Dis*ney princess dresses! She would put one on and wear it until she got another package with one in it and then she would change into that one. She told her Mom that she was going to sleep in one! Sorry the second picture is on it's side. My 'photographer' took a lot of the pictures that way and I don't know how to change them without putting them into Print Shop or something and that's way too much work today. Also I think the camera was on the wrong setting as most of the pictures are blurry. I'm glad hubby got me a new camera for Christmas as this one has been acting really bad lately.

This is T with her cousin. she has on her Enchanted dress with the hat, mittens and scarf set that she got. I think it goes good together, don't you? heehee!

D's favorite gift was his Leapster video game. It's so much fun the kids don't even know that it is educational! K's favorite was the new Monopoly game with the electronic banking system. He and T had fun playing it. They also liked their digital cameras that I found at Staples. They hook into the computer and they can do projects with the pictures they take.

What fun to be all together. The cousins have such a good time together. Making memories.

There is always the obligatory be-hind shot of me getting the gifts. I think I will stick this one on my refrigerator and maybe it will keep me on a diet!

Christmas morning the phone rang at 6:30 to let us know that T and D were up and ready to have their tree at home. I had to hurry and get the turkey in the oven and then we headed over. Once again there was excitement galore. Mimi and Bampie arrived from the lake and we had fun watching the grand kids that we share having such a good time.

We went home after awhile as I had things to get ready for our Christmas dinner. The guests arrived about noon and we all pitched in getting things done. I mentioned to my sister that we have it down to a science now, the girls get the ice and water in the glasses, SIL makes the gravy, sister whips the potatoes, the nieces get things put on the table and I over see everything seeings as I am bossy. :o)

After a leisurely meal we all clean up, have dessert and sit around talking, enjoying the fire out in the sun room. What a blessing to have our family close by so that we can all be together enjoying each other as some families hate each other. What a blessing that we love DIL's family and have such a good time together as some in-laws squabble and just can't seem to get along. What a blessing that we have a warm home and plenty to eat as a lot of families don't have that luxury. What a blessing to be able to celebrate our Saviour's birth in a country with freedoms that some other countries don't have. :o)