Merry Christmas Eve!!!!!! Above, you will see our family photo taken after church. We have a crazy Christmas Eve tradition of going to McDonald's right after the 4pm service. However, this year, McD's closed at 5pm! It was nice not to have to bolt out of church just to eat fast food! ;) And if you are wondering where we ended up (because who wants to cook the night before making a huge huge huge feast?)....we ended up on the south side of Appleton at Wendy's! They were pretty packed too!
But let's back up about 24 hours to the night of the 23rd. We ate dinner early....we got pjs on the kids and they brought cozy blankets downstairs to go look at lights. Andy warmed up the van and the kids were loaded. Then, an unexplainable thing happened 2x...Andy FELL in our garage! The 2nd fall was pretty bad, resulting in this image:
But let's back up about 24 hours to the night of the 23rd. We ate dinner early....we got pjs on the kids and they brought cozy blankets downstairs to go look at lights. Andy warmed up the van and the kids were loaded. Then, an unexplainable thing happened 2x...Andy FELL in our garage! The 2nd fall was pretty bad, resulting in this image:
Yep, pretty sure that is not how everyone's ankle looks on a daily basis! Thankfully, on the morning of Christmas Eve, he was able to get into the dr to have it looked at and xrayed--it was just a bad sprain. The funny part of this? The doctor that saw him on Christmas Eve was named Dr. RUDOLPH and had actually taken a fall the night before too, so she was also limping. Andy's just thankful that he had such a long break from going to work--his work shoes don't fit with an air cast!
So, after the unplanned visit to Thedacare, we got back to our morning task--opening Christmas gifts! The kids loved everything. We learned something with Colin though--he is at the age of "put this together NOW"! He especially loved his "Fireman Sam" firetruck and puzzle.
The girls were excited to each get a special gift that promised special 'mommy time' throughout the coming year, Andy received a fun shirt with a man snowblowing that said 'Bring it on!' (but where's the snow anyway?!) and I received beautiful Vera Bradley items along with a framed picture that I had been wanting for a long time.
So, after the unplanned visit to Thedacare, we got back to our morning task--opening Christmas gifts! The kids loved everything. We learned something with Colin though--he is at the age of "put this together NOW"! He especially loved his "Fireman Sam" firetruck and puzzle.
The girls were excited to each get a special gift that promised special 'mommy time' throughout the coming year, Andy received a fun shirt with a man snowblowing that said 'Bring it on!' (but where's the snow anyway?!) and I received beautiful Vera Bradley items along with a framed picture that I had been wanting for a long time.
This year, though, we did things differently with the girls. They each got 1 "big" gift and the main gifts were wrapped in the same nutcracker paper. It was a fun idea. Ava's gift had been assembled in our basement the week prior to Christmas, so we had a "No Peeking" sign on our basement door. The kids were AMAZING--they didn't even try to peek down there!
Ava's main gift was her new ballet shoes and ballet barre. To see the video of this, click HERE and HERE.
Ava's main gift was her new ballet shoes and ballet barre. To see the video of this, click HERE and HERE.
Jayna received a very cool pink iPod. To see her open it, click HERE. And Ellie received a "room makeover" in a box. Ellie would redo her room every month if she was able to do it! To see her open her box, click HERE.
We had a nice Christmas Eve as a family, but it went by REALLY fast. Dr's appointment, gifts, brunch and it was time to get ready for church! To hear the kids' piano playing during the Christmas Eve service, click HERE (Jayna) and HERE and HERE (Ellie).
And then the day was done...and we were ready for our Christmas day visitors!
And then the day was done...and we were ready for our Christmas day visitors!
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