We had a great Christmas this year. We were well prepared and had most of our shopping done by the first week in December. We still went out shopping lots but most days we didn't need to buy anything extra.
I was lucky enough to have holidays from work on the 20, 21 and 22. The kids last day from school was on the 22. It was very nice to have some day to myself. On the 20th, I spent the day visiting with friends which was really nice. On the Thursday, I cleaned house and did some baking. On the Friday, Shorty stayed home from school in the morning and then he and I went and picked up Boo and I took them to Burger King for lunch. Boo was worried because a lot of her friends bought her presents and she thought she had more time to do her shopping, so I took her out of school for the afternoon and we went shopping so she could buy her presents.
On the Saturday, Cor and I spent a lot of time shopping for groceries and odds and ends that we needed for Christmas supper. And then before I knew it, it was Christmas Eve. We spent the day cleaning house and boy did our house look clean. For the most part, we keep the place tidy but there always seems to be one or two rooms that we don't get to. Not this day! Excluding children's bedrooms, our house was clean from top to bottem.
Christmas Eve supper was of course at my mom and dads. There were 20 people there, from uncles to cousins that I don't see but once a year, to Cor's dad and my parents neighbour. It was enjoyable, but I was sure glad to come home at the end of the night. Then the having to wait until you are sure the kids are asleep before you bring out all the presents and stocking stuffers. We still didn't make it to bed until midnight.
Then it is up at the crack of dawn because Shorty is too excited to stay in bed. 6:15am and we are sitting on the couch drinking coffee while the kids open up all of their stocking stuffers. 7:00am and it is all over except for throwing all the wrapping paper away.
This year I had made up an excel file for the kids to add their Christmas wishes to whenever they thought of something. Each of them wanted one big thing and this year, we were able to get them what they wanted. Kat got a digital camera, Boo got a Nintendo DS and Shorty got a t.v. for his room. They were all tickled with their presents and had nothing to complain about at the end of the day.
I cooked Christmas supper for my parents and Cor's dad and it was a very laid back affair, with everyone in sweats and comfy clothes. Below you will see pics of everyone and of the tree the night before Christmas.
This is Christmas morning after all the presents were opened, breakfast eaten and the relaxing taking place before our parents showed up.
This is of course our Christmas tree. We bought a new one this year and are very happy with it. It seems like there are lots of presents under it, but we had to take some out when we went to my parents house for supper. 
This is the present that Cor and I asked Santa for. Our parents went in together and got it for us. It is not staying in that spot, we plan to move it downstairs to our family room after Cor gets the flooring laid. We bought laminate to replace the really gross carpet that is down there.
This is Kat with her new digital camera. She has already burned out one set of batteries using the thing.
I actually had more pictures uploaded, but it never seems to work out for me. I guess I will have to add another post so that I can include the other two kids!
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