Quiet Christmas

For the first time EVER we stayed "home" for Christmas.  We typically have a tour of the midwest/south and this time we just stayed home.  It was fun and not quite as quiet as we originally thought it may be.  We went to church on Sunday and it was a nice service.  The kids sat around the pastor and he tried to keep them all engaged as opposed to sending them to children's church.  The kids kind of let us sleep in and woke us up by telling us Baby Jesus was in the manger.  All month (through Advent) they kept wanting to open the "last" box on the calendar and put Baby Jesus in the manger.  They finally did it and were super excited. :) I personally like how the calendar changes a bit every year.  We get random things like camels in the sky. This year A was significantly more concerned about making it "right" though which kind of makes me sad.  G still didn't care if he put a star on the ground or a camel in the sky. :)

A's favorite present this year has been a snowflake waffle maker.  The kids have been asking for snowflake waffles since then.  Hopefully tomorrow we will get some made.  She keeps exclaiming that "This was the best Christmas EVER" so that's nice at least.

G's favorite present was the train tracks and trains that he received.  He also got some Jake and the Neverland Pirate sheets and had to sleep on those Christmas night.  We also managed to find a killer deal on a "train" table that G desperately wants us to bring inside the house.  It was a display table for Hobby Lobby and they are trying to get rid of them.  They are like 6' by 2.5' with a small ledge and just G's size for reaching the middle.

We made "Happy Birthday Jesus" cake.  I made a spice cake and then added carrots for Chris and me since the kids won't eat food with "stuff" in it.  We can tell them that there is "stuff" in the food and they won't even touch it.  No we don't use it to our advantage ever.

For those of you who are unaware -- G did get glasses the end of November.  We had both kids' eyes checked and he really needed them.  He really likes them and takes them off to eat and play.  We've finally convinced him to wear them and they definitely help him see.