12:01 AM Christmas is here! We are all sleeping peacefully.
12:30 Lavender awakes crying. She is teething and in pain.
1:30 ditto
2:30 ditto Apply Oragel and give Tylenol.
3:30 ditto
4:30 ditto
5:30 ditto
6:40 Lavender is asleep, but Evan is sitting in our room waiting for us to wake up.
7:00 We roll out of bed with a grumpy baby.
7:04 John videotapes the kids coming down the stairs
7:05 Evan unwraps his unicycle
7:45 Wrapping paper and boxes everywhere. We set up the computer for THE CALL!
7:55 John makes eggs and samples his new hot sauce collection
8:05 Ryan, Molly and the girls arrive
8:10 Skype call from Elder Aaron
8:30 John & I open a wonderful photo book filled with letters and testimonies from our kids
9:10 We say goodbye to our missionary, wonder if he's warm enough and agree he seems happy
9:12 Time to open more gifts
9:40 Cute little girl toys fill the living room
10:10 Brianne and Leighton take their parents home for naptime
10:20 Lavender sleeps - Hallelujah!
10:30 Bakers come over. The kids compare and share. Lots of Doctor Who, jewelry & One Direction
11:00 Grandpa & Carolyn arrive with what seems like a sleigh-full of gifts
11:15 The kids help carry in boxes and more boxes of presents
11:30 Bakers head home, I put the ham in the crockpot
12:00 Marianne's cheese ball, crackers, grapes, carrots and hummus for lunch. Cookies & candy too.
1:00 Molly, Ryan and girls return
1:15 All three girls giggle and play. Lavender cries and grumbles, finally falling asleep on Ryan.
2:00 Papa John, Brianne and Marianne head to the park. Evan follows on his unicycle.
2:50 Evan comes home with an injured hand
3:00 Food preparation, snacking, laughter
3:30 Bakers return
4:00 Ham, sour cream potatoes, rolls, corn, green beans, orange jello, sparking cider. Full bellies.
4:45 Presents! Cousin gift exchange!
5:20 Brianne passes out her dollar store presents. I got a foot long plastic lizard!
5:30 Cookies etc.
5:45 White elephant game. Because we haven't had enough gifts yet.
6:00 Laughter. Popular items: "Life Is Good" sign, brownie kit, pumpkin full of Halloween candy.
Less popular: used hard hat, "Big Jesus" skateboard video, luau in a box
Popular, but disappointing: Bacon flavored gumballs (tasted like Chloraseptic spray)
7:00 Everyone loads up and heads home. I insist they take all of their white elephant gifts.
7:02 We take a deep breath and listen to the quiet!
7:15 Lavender to bed
7:30 RELAX and clean up a bit
8:15 Watch the Doctor Who Christmas special
8:35 We ask Evan lots of questions during the show. He answers patiently. Most of the time.
9:30 Skype with (John's sister) Susan, Dave, Holly & Josh
10:30 Bedtime Ahhh!
11:00 Lavender awakes crying. Sigh!
11:20 I close my eyes and think about our wonderful Christmas day filled with family and fun. So much more enjoyable that last Christmas when I was pregnant and feeling miserable!
1 comment:
And you never would have known you weren't feeling well with how joyfully you prepared and served everyone Christmas both years past! One pregnant, one sleep deprived. And you cooked, cleaned, wrapped, bought, laughed, told stories, etc. I think that deserves the Best Grandma (And mom) Award two years running!
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