Christmas Eve we had Josh and Irma over for dinner. After dinner some friends came over. The adults sat around the table talking, eating and laughing and then laughing some more. The kids played downstairs. I went down after everyone left and the tv was on so loud. The kids said it was on so high because we were so loud that was the only way they could hear!!
Christmas morning the kids were told they couldn't come into our room until 7:30. I heard Corrine in the hallway say "7 more minutes!!" It must have been 7:23. I got up to use the bathroom and when I came back out they were all on our bed ready to go downstairs to check thier stockings.
Santa is in charge of stockings, so the the cookies go down by the fireplace and stockings. Simeon got a lego set and shield. Corrine got Hello Kitty Legos. Ammon got some little lego sets and a shield. Rebecca got a Toy Story set and Tag Jr book. Everyone always gets a toothbrush, snacks and an orange that we juice at breakfast.
After stockings we went upstairs and the kids got to open thier presents they gave eachother and their cousin presents. Simeon got a Chargers hat and gloves. Corrine got a owl craft kit, Ammon got a police lego and Rebecca got a my little pony and 3 flowers barretts. Johann and I got for our sibling exchange the 1st 3 seasons of Friends and a Panera gift card.
The kids were so excited to get presents for eachother. They each picked out things that their siblings really liked. Rebecca got Simeon 2 books: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Cabin Fever and How to steal a Dragons heart. Simeon got Corrine an iTunes giftcard. Corrine got Ammon Magic Treehouse books 1-8 on Cd. And Ammon got Rebecca a Buzz Lightyear and a Jessie shirt.
Growing up I remember having a big nice breakfast on Christmas morning. Every year we change what we have because we haven't found the perfect thing yet. This year we had french toast, eggs, bacon, potatoes and fresh squeezed orange juice.
Simeon cooked the bacon at a campout in November and since then whenever we have bacon he cooks it and does such a great job.
Then we went to church. We combined with the University Married student ward. They wer so many people that they last row was almost to the stage in the gym!
After we took some pictures of the kids in thier Christmas clothes.
Then came the big moment for the kids. They got to open their present from mom and dad. We only got them one thing this year and they were all super excited for them. Simeon had a good idea what his was and he was right. Simeon got a blue Rip Stick. Corrine got a ipod dock/cd player, Ammon got a spy kit complete with a metal briefcase to hold it all, and Rebecca got a round house and train tracks for her trains.
Ammon was so cute when he opened his present. We got some spy glasses after we had wrapped his present so we had him open those first. He looked at them and said "sunglasses." Then Corrine pointed out to him that they were spy glasses. You can see a light go on and he gets super excited about what he thinks is in his present. When he opens the box and sees the metal briefcase he knows it's a spy kit, which he excitedly exclaims "This is so awesome!" It was such an excited reaction. He LOVES his spy kit!
Johann got me 2 Willow Tree statues and the kids picked out some kitchen items for me. Johann got a new gumball machine, personal blender and cereal/ice cream bowls.
In the afternoon we went to Gr & Gr Smiths house for dinner and more presents. Everyone got so many fun things.
Ammon decided to see if he could fit into this box. Silly sweet kiddo!
Simeon got a word game, Catching Fire book, Chargers shirt and football things. Corrine got some clothes, a brain game, Salon chair for her dolls. Ammon got a remote control car, Kings Ambush lego set and ninjago lego set. Rebecca got lots of kitchen things, a leapster laptop and a yellow sock monkey.
When it was all said and done the front room looked like this-
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