Christmas Eve we opened our jammies and then spent the rest of the night trying to get a half way decent picture of ALL the kids. Below is the best of the best (after a little threatening ). I'll take it. We got them into bed in 3 seconds flat. A neighbor was outside the fence in the back yard with a red flashlight. I might have suggested it was Rudolph scoping out who was asleep for Santa. I honestly have never seen my kids run to bed before. It was truly an amazing sight.
Christmas morning dawned early, but not as early as I imagined. I think we made it to about 6:30 am or so before I heard the pattering of little feet.
Jemma was pretty happy that Santa brought her fuzzy slippers. She also like the voice boombox since she has decided she wants to be a popstar when she grows up. She is certain if she practices it will happen.
Jacks asked Santa for a telescope for Christmas. The only disappointment was it was negative freezing outside and no one wanted to spend the time outside to find anything interesting to look at. So Matt set the telescope in the front window and directed it to the neighbors house. Hmm.
Bennett asked Santa for a million and one things and ended up getting a BB gun. He was pretty happy with it, however he ended up with the same problem Jacks had. It was just to darn cold to spend anytime outside, but come spring, watch out!
We spent the rest of Christmas day playing with the toys. Matt and Grandpa Tom dressed the kids up and took them sledding on the skiff of snow we received the night before and I caught up on my Downton Abby episodes to prepare for season 3.
New Years Eve we spent at home. The plan was to eat a little dinner, pop some corn, and watch Advengers. I was the only one who made it past 9pm. The rest of the gang slumbered on as I brought in the New Year. During the summer the drought was so bad around here that the county issued a bann on fireworks for the 4th of July. They offered New Years Eve as a make up day. Starting at about 6pm there were fireworks here and there around town. At midnight the town exploded. Jemma woke up to step outside and witness the moment with me. It was a pretty amazing sight. Happy New Year! Here's to having a new home in 2013!
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