Christmas Day 2009

Every Christmas Day for the last decade or so we have gone to Carl's sister's for Christmas Day. This is a good thing. I don't really have to do a whole lot and the kids get to play all day with their cousins both older and younger. The only drawback is that they are without their brand new toys. It didn't seem to matter a bit this year! We all had a great time eating, playing games or just visiting (especially with Craig and Lisa and 5 year old Will) with family that don't live close. Lot's of laughter and fun and A LOT of FOOD! A really good time to graze in the afternoon because we are so stuffed from the huge breakfast that we eat around 10-ish.

Of course, Kaleigh and Cole were up early and starting putting together legos and having a great time! They got ready after Carl and I got up and we quickly packed up our stuff to bring (juice and dried fruits and nuts) and headed out.

Scott and Michele always do a great job with breakfast with the help of Annette and George of course! Nothing was amiss! After breakfast we cleaned up and then it was time for more gift giving! The kids had a lot less than the night before, but they get it now. It used to be hard for them to understand that they already had their turn and others had more on that day, but they did great and got some nice things from their Aunts and Uncles!

The kids tend to dislike the whole photo taking part of the day, but I tell them some day they will appreciate it! Tyler (16) said, "I'm not even there yet". Haha.

So with photos taken and full bellies the kids just got to play all day! Towards the end of the day they played with the Witte kid's Rockband and had a blast playing with Uncle Craig singing! I am looking forward to that part of the game!