We had such a great Christmas this year! It was lowkey—we stayed home and did our own thing as a family. Christmas Eve we had a nice dinner of homemade bread bowls and two kinds of soup. I set up a nice looking table and finally got out my china from Grandma and Grandpa Pettingill 20 years ago for earning my Young Woman’s recognition award when I was a teenager. We had a short lesson on Jesus Christ and then played games.
We played some minute to win it games, and the last game the person who finished getting their cookie from their forehead to their mouth first had to run to the living room and get their clue to where their present was hidden in the house. The kids had to bring their gift into the living room and wait for everyone to find theirs so they could open them at the same time. It was so great. They pulled their new pajamas out first and then they found their own stuffed dog to adopt. They came with an adoption paper for them fill out and all the kids got a different type of dog. They all loved the ones they got. Zander named his Rufus, Lucas’ is Pugly, Hannah’s is Murphy (after her cousin’s dog because it looks just like him), and Grayson named his dog Bob but then changed it to Rudolph, haha. The kids set out their stockings on the couches and then headed to Grayson’s room to sleep together. They were actually really tired. They also got extra blankets out so their dogs had their own beds to sleep in.
Christmas morning came and surprisingly they all stayed downstairs until 5:50 this year! That’s a new record. Anyway, Santa came and delivered some of the coolest gifts the kids loved. Zander got some electric drum sticks and a golden snitch, Lucas got his sour candy cane and a magic kit, Hannah got a string thing toy and hair accessories, and Grayson got a mini Jenga game and bounce ball with a handle. Stephen got some jerky a new razor and some work shirts, and I got hypoallergenic earrings and new tennis shoes.
The kids’ favorite gift this year, though, was a hand written letter from their dad. Stephen took some time to write them each a letter of love and appreciation. It was so special and so awesome to see them all reading their letters in silence. They will treasure those forever.
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