A few interesting kinks in our Christmas this year, but always much more good than bad:) I am so grateful for this magical time of year! I cherish these memories so so much.
The Good
Kya home:
Mike picked Kya up at 9:30am, then we met Jordan at Maltby cafe. So fun to be together for breakfast (while Summer was at school haha)
Jordan home (and brought Mikel):
Jordan had to work for most of Christmas break. Luckily she was able to spend the night on Christmas Eve and then Mikel joined us for Christmas dinner. I love having a house full.
Presents:
Everyone is always thrilled with their presents, and this year was no exception. All the kids bought for each other this year, which made the sibling gift exchange on Christmas Eve that much more exciting.
On Christmas morning, somehow Dad ended up with the most gifts--first time ever.
Turkey:
I was so stressed about the turkey this year because it was huge (20+lbs) and it thawed out super quick. But it cooked up absolutely perfect, and it fit in the pan--yay.
Pulla/Sugar Cookies:
We waiting for Kya to get home before making cookies! And the pulla almost didn't get made because of my injury (see the bad/ugly section) but I powered through on Christmas Eve. for that sweet smell of pulla.
Stanley:
Only forgot to move a time or two, but showed up on the last day with this adorable bathrobe and slippers.
Snow:
Snow makes Christmas magical right? Well, it came a few days early and Christmas morning was actually green, but I'm not complaining. The kids had some solid snow play during the holidays, so we are all good.
Christmas Jammies were a hit (kind of):
Love when the jammies match...and fit! Summer didn't love hers as much as last year, but she wore them for the picture, so that's a win.
Christmas Sunday:
Christmas Sunday was actually on Christmas this year (which made dinner a little late), so we were all able to go enjoy worshiping together, which is always lovely.
Wisdom Teeth:
Kya got her wisdom teeth out 4 days before Christmas. It put a damper on the festivities because she often felt too sick to do anything and she couldn't open her mouth very wide or eat anything crunchier than mashed potatoes.
Skating:
Kya was nauseous and white as a ghost after one lap around the rink (from all the medication she was on from her recent surgery)...not to mention car sick the entire drive there. Mike had unbearably sore feet as soon as he put on his skates, and Summer was less than thrilled with the whole experience. Tyson and I seemed to be the only ones enjoying ourselves until I fell and bruised my tailbone:( After the rest of us took off our skates, Summer and Tyson went back in for a few more laps...it wasn't too long before Summer came hobbling out saying she was bleeding. Not sure if we'll go sating next year.
(she fell and her skate hit her leg)
Ice storm:
A couple days before Christmas we got hit with the ice. It made it impossible to do any last minute errands including running to the store to get pickles for the pickle tray. We even missed Evergreen lights this year, which was super disappointing.
I had to watch my favorite Christmas movie alone:
For some reason my family is the only one who doesn't like "It's a Wonderful Life", but I must watch it every year, so I watched it all alone again this year.
Despite the bad/ugly, it was an amazing, wonderful, beautiful, very merry Christmas.
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