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Christmas Eve: hanging stockings with Mom.
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Went to church and participated in the Christmas pageant. Re-enacted the part of the angel who ran around the church saying hello to people, made snoring noises at the baby Jesus, and clapped after all the Christmas carols.
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A wee bit hyper to be surrounded by all her grandparents. Oh, and presents.
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Snuggles from Grannie Maureen.
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Christmas morning at home.
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Pretty dishes and cheap-ass centrepiece.
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Christmas was exactly what I hoped it would be. Gwen got to revel in attention and love from all her grandparents, and not only did she get spoiled with gifts, but they are all gifts I heartily approve of and that will be fun for her for a long time to come. Auntie Sara got her a bunch of art supplies, Grannie and Grandpa got her a table and chairs, we got her the dog pictured above, Gramma and Grandpa got her a car playmat with some cars ... and much, much more.
Christmas dinner went well, though it was a lot of work and I am still not sure where I went wrong with the turkey (it turned out fine, but about 40 minutes later than it was supposed to be). Our dishwasher ran 5 times on Christmas Day and another 3 on Boxing Day .... how did people ever do Christmas Dinner without dishwashers?)
The past week has been heavenly as both Chris and I are off work. We've been tidying and putting things away, taking down Christmas and catching up on laundry, but mostly we've had a LOT of relaxing. (And a lot of stuffing our faces with leftovers and Christmas chocolates.) Tomorrow we are once again leaving Gwen with the incredibly generous grandparents and going out for New Year's Eve.
I hope your Christmas season is/was stuffed full of whatever delights you desire.
4 comments:
I am amused that you think people no longer "do" Christmas Day without dishwashers.
Glad it was such a successful event! Congratulations!
-Sally
I do not know what the cheese dish is, but man, I want to eat it.
And my family just had a nice laugh about the Angel - totally awesome ;).
I can't say I got all toys I approve of, that says a lot! My family did take a huge step forward. HUGE.
Amber - part of the reason I "approve" of all the toys, is because my standards are much more relaxed than yours. (This, in turn, is a result of my family being much less likely to follow orders.) The cheese dish is Emeril's scalloped potatoes - super yummy! How 'bout I bring you some when I come to meet Baby #3?
Scalloped potatos are probably one of my most favorite foods! I knew there was a reason I very desperately wanted to eat it! Yay for me!!
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