Let’s back up just a couple days before Christmas Eve. The week before Christmas, our house was plagued with sickness. Colton had the stomach flu two Fridays before, Cory & I had the stomach flu the Sunday/Monday before and Wyatt ran a high fever for 3 days starting on the Tuesday before. (We ended up taking him into the pediatrician on Wednesday evening because nothing was keeping his temp down, and they even ended up giving him a chest x-ray to check for pneumonia, but it & everything else came up clear.) Luckily, all sickness passed through in time for us to be able to enjoy this Christmas together as a healthy family…unlike last year!
We spent Christmas Eve with Cory’s immediate family. We went over to Cory’s brother’s house after the boys’ afternoon naps for presents & dinner with his mom, dad, brother, niece & brother’s girlfriend. The boys showed mixed feelings about opening presents this year – it was fun for them to rip the paper but not exciting enough to keep their attention for very long. They received a ton of awesome gifts – including a workbench, puzzles, clothes, bath toys, table & chair set, a year pass to the local children’s museum…and their favorite – vacuum cleaners! The boys love watching us (usually Cory) vacuum the house. They get super excited when we get out the vacuum or dust buster & always want to be big helpers, so getting their-size vacuum cleaners was perfect.
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| Let the unwrapping begin! |
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| A new work bench! |
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| Unwrapping presents with mommy. |
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| Colton climbing on his pile of presents. |
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| Don't let the face fool you; Wyatt really LOVES his vacuum! |
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| Wyatt helping counsin "H" open her presents. |
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| Wyatt helping clean up the wrapping paper mess. |
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| Colton & his favorite puzzle pieces. |
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| Colton helping counsin "H" clean up the wrapping paper. |
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| Vacuum cleaner fun! |
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| Wyatt |
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| Colton |
After a yummy dinner, we changed the boys into their Christmas jammies and packed everything up to head home. The boys went to bed and I met my parents at our church for their Christmas Eve candle-light service (I plan on re-adjusting our Christmas Eve schedule next year and making sure the boys are able to attend a church service as well).
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| Merry Christmas! |
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| Hugs! |
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