The wonder of Christmas through the eyes of child.
Our stack of shipped boxes - Christmas gets more complex and simpler at the same time when you're far away from your family. More complex as everything needs to get shipped around rather than loaded into the trunk. Pre-planning is crucial. Simpler as we (for the first time ever) didn't need to race around house to house on Christmas Eve and day trying to make sure we get enough time in with all the different families. All these boxes sat in our garage until Christmas Eve, as not to throw Lucy into fits. I knew she would be begging to open gifts as soon as she saw them so we kept our under tree area bare until the last possible minute. It was a very good idea.
The kids in front of the presents - Jamie smiles because he's Jamie, Lucy smiles because she CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THESE PRESENTS ARE FOR US!
Baking some Santa cookies was a last-minute project. Thanks Grandma, for again saving our skins with the cookie mix, frosting, and sprinkles. The sprinkles are about half gone now, as Lucy has put them on cookies, cupcakes, and toast in the morning. We put the big confetti-looking sprinkles on and call it "vacation toast".
And it's a good thing we baked all those cookies because Santa must have had a heck of a time hauling the loot into the house. The kitchen is so much fun, Lucy's been wanting one for a long time now (how
does St. Nick know all this?) with some kitchen accessories and a guitar.
Jamie's decidedly smaller pile. Lucy did not seem to notice or care, which I was kind of worried about.
Amazing! He came and the reindeer too! (I wish I had videoed the jumping in thrill when she realized the treats had been eaten.)
To borrow a phrase from a friend, an embarrassment of riches. We are so fortunate to have all this, thanks to everyone who has been thinking of us this holiday season. And our tree really isn't as pathetic or crooked as it looks here, I swear.
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