What a great day! This was our first time celebrating Christmas. Last night before bed time we opened our stockings that were hanging over the fireplace.
Once the kids were in bed, I set up my daughter’s new kitchen play set – took me a little over 2 hours but was fun. We also put all the presents under the tree.
This morning we came down stairs and the joy on my kids faces and the “Wow!” expressions was awesome when they saw the presents. We opened our gifts and Mrs. Dazed made a big breakfast.
We played with the new toys until we left for my sister and brother-in-law’s house for Christmas dinner. We had turkey, ham and all the trimmings. My brother-in-law’s family get together every Christmas for dinner and gift exchanges. We also brought a gift for “white elephant” where we all exchanged gifts during the game. It was fun.
I feel I missed out on a lot growing up in this cult. It will not be so for my kids thankfully. No longer hung up on “can’t celebrate that because of its origins.”
MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Here’s to a great 2014!