Things are dying down here and we are spending our family time relaxing…
We were supposed to have my mom, grandma and uncle over on Xmas eve but my Uncle ended up in the hospital so he and my grandma couldn’t make it, so we have a quiet Xmas eve with my mom…
The boys were so excited… but I was able to calm them enough to get some nice pics in front of the tree…
The boys were hungry before the adults were so we fed them and then Simon read “The Night before Christmas” and they fell asleep around their usual time… Simon, my mom and I then ate and talked a bit, put all the gifts out and then headed to bed at around midnight.. just before I fell asleep, Xavier woke up and headed upstairs for some water… of course he saw the gifts under the tree and then there was no more sleep for him.. he came and laid down next to me and I dozed while he tossed and turned and told me every 10-15 min that he couldn’t sleep because his brain couldn’t turn off.. he went upstairs again and woke my mom to talk to her for a while until she realized that it was 3:30am and then told him that if he couldn’t sleep to go on the computer… So he went and played a game while the household slept…
At about 6am he headed back downstairs and woke his brothers and us and then of course we all headed upstairs…
The boys opened their gifts, I made Pumpkin Cinnamon Buns and my mom left soon after and left us have our traditional Xmas day where we do nothing but enjoy having time together, play with our new gifts and have leftover fondue for supper…
The boys all loved their gifts and I am really happy with the things that they got… not too many and nothing that will go unplayed with…
Xavier got a few D&D books, two video games, a few D&D figurines, Heroscape (a board game) and PJs…
Colin got a book, some Dragons, a big Crayola kit in a wooden box with new markers, crayons, pastels etc… more markers and tons of paper, two Star Wars figurines and PJs…
and Khéna got a piggy bank, a book, a wooden Sushi kit, a bin of dinosaurs, playdough, a playmobil plane and PJs…
and collectively they got a really cool wooden castle…
They spend their day playing with the Castle, trying out their other new toys, looking at their new books and trying out the new board game…
Yesterday, the 26th, we were supposed to have Simon’s mom and Sister over but they cancelled last minute due to the forcasted freezing rain that makes driving dangerous… Simon’s dad and his dad’s girlfriend stopped by for a short visit in the day and I continued the supper that I was preparing while Simon took down the tree… (giving us some more place in the living room and making it simpler to live with our 6 month old kitten who loves to sleep at the top of the tree)
So now we are relaxing and spending some family time together while the weather and my SPD pain keeps us inside… Simon works two days this week and then is off for another few days, we will be going to a friends home on New years even and don’t plan to have anymore guests over for a while… I don’t mind usually but entertaining has been really rough this year because of my pelvic pain so the less we do, the better I feel and I really don’t mind it..
though I love the time around the holidays I have to admit that I am glad it is over… now to move on to really getting ready for the new addition to our family that will be here soon enough…
glad to see you guys had a fun day. you always manage to capture the smiles on the boys faces. they make me smile, too. funny that the kitty liked sleeping at the top of the tree. have a great day! 🙂