Christmas 2014

I am officially now three years behind on making blog books.  I'm currently working on 2012, but I guess if it's all saved out there in cyberspace I'll eventually get it done.  I have been terrible about taking pictures lately and rarely get out my real camera anymore, and the same goes for Christmas.  This is definitely not the best documented Christmas ever, but it was a great one! I did not have the flu this year so that was a bonus.  Poor Ian was sick with a stomach bug, but he was a trooper and had fun anyway.  We enjoyed Christmas Eve at our house with my parents.  The kids put on a little program, we played games, ate, and opened the traditional Christmas PJs.  Ian just changed from the PJs he wore all day into his new ones.  It was a fun, relaxed night.

Christmas morning was really fun this year.  We had the kids take turns opening presents and it was great!  We all had the chance to see what everyone got and it actually lasted more than 10 minutes.  After Luke and Seth drove the Gator into the ground Santa brought a Razor for Ian and Leah to enjoy for the next 3 or 4 years.  Luke got a real bow.  He is way excited about it and is going to start shooting in leagues with Jer this winter.  He also got soccer stuff.  Seth got an ipod which gives me major heartburn, but we made the mistake of getting Luke one at age seven so in the spirit of fairness it was his year.  They have serious restrictions on what, where, how, when they can use them, but they are having fun with them.  Seth's is the new model which is quite a bit sweeter than Luke's old one so that's been kind of funny.  Ian also got a betta fish.  It kind of floated sideways at the top of the bowl and was quite a dud.  He named it Turbo but then changed it to Clud which was quite a bit more fitting.  We ended up exchanging him for another one which has the distinguished name of Clud Fin Jr.  Hopefully he doesn't croak!  The kids are gearing up and supposedly saving up for the purchase of a dog in the spring once we have some grass around here.

We spent Christmas day opening presents, eating, and sledding in the new snow up in Preston.  It was a great day.  The kids all got along great and we had fun just hanging out, skiing, partying with friends for New Years, and just enjoying the extra time together over the break.  I love Christmas and it was done in a flash.  Until next year!