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Everybody was jolly yesterday!

Merry Christmas 2010

Merry Christmas to all.  The girls have had a good Christmas.  Christmas Eve was marked with service at church, complete with songs and candle lights.  We returned home to open the traditional present -- jammies!

Christmas morning came around 6:30 (Tennyson was the first to awaken).  Olivia had the great idea that Santa may not be able to deliver a whole trampoline in his sled, so he may have to bring it in boxes.  That is exactly what he did.  That didn't stop the girls from looking outside to see if their only Christmas wish was delivered.  As can be seen from the picture below, they were a bit disappointed to see nothing set up in the back yard. 

 This didn't stop the Christmas cheer though.  It turns out that Santa left clues throughout the house, and the girls had to figure out where the next clue was hidden.  They finally ended up in the garage and found three large cardboard boxes marked "Trampoline."  They still weren't too impressed with three large cardboard boxes.  But, the festivities continued.

We opened presents.  We ate sausage balls.  We ate chocolate.  We ate Little Debbie Christmas cakes.  We ate biscuits and gravy.  We ate candy canes and lollipops.  We played with our toys.  We had fashion shows.  We ate some more.  Then, it was nap time.

And, good things come to those who wait.  In this case, they waited about four hours to have the trampoline up and going for business.  Fortunately, it was a beautiful day without wind, so the assembly wasn't too bad.  It did take some time, but it was well worth the wait.  The girls and Mark played in it about one hour, which may have burned off a few needed calories. 

Finally, we headed to the neighbor's house to enjoy some good company and great smoked ham and turkey, sweet yams, stuffing, bacon-wrapped green beans, cheesy potatoes, fudge, cookies, chocolate pretzels, etc.   It was a good thing too; we were getting hungry.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

They Keep Growing

Olivia survived her first semester of Kindergarten, and she kicked off her winter break with a Christmas program.  She had her own part . . . shouting "like a light bulb" during the Rudolph song.  She has enjoyed the time away from school -- helping mom cook, playing with Katelee, and eating lots of sweets. 

Tennyson continues to grow and learn.  She has her smile down pat (as well as pooping).  She is also sleeping around 8 hours per night now.  Yeah!!!

Katelee has enjoyed a playmate while Olivia has been out of school . . . well, in between fighting.  She continues to spend most of her day in her dress up clothes.  I'm assuming this is early training for changing clothes as she gets older.

Christmas Time is Coming to Town

December has been a busy time thus far.  We made a trip to MO for Thanksgiving, and the festivities seemed to begin then!  Trees were decorated and cookies were baked (and eaten).  This continued once we returned home.  Today was especially important since it allowed the girls to reveal their Christmas gift wishes to Santa.  We were able to eat breakfast, meet with Santa, and do some crafts this morning.  Now, we'll see if the girls are nice enough to get their wishes . . . only 14 days left!!!