Rilee's a tad bit excited! You can see it in her eyes!
Mom reading to her baby grand kids
Stocking time
The rat race is about to begin :)
Our Christmas wish to hermana Thompson in Argentina
The reading of the Christmas storyYes, we did have Christmas! Having moved to Corvallis just 3 days prior to the 25th, we opted out of decorating the new house for Christmas. We had to "borrow" the Christmas trees from our various families as we celebrated at their different homes.
Christmas eve was spent with Jason's folks here in Corvallis. We had awesome sandwich's from Togo's and then opened gifts. Boy are we spoiled. It was really fun. Short, but fun. The Young's were very accommodating to our schedule as we needed to be up in Portland that evening for dinner with all of my family. It may have only been a few hours, but it was a few hours of fun :)
We headed up to Portland for our annual Prime-Rib feast at my folks. It's Jason's favorite dinner of all time as it is the only time he can say "Please pass more prime-rib". Our usual tradition of tacos on Christmas eve night was quickly replaced as we kids grew up and acquired a more sophisticated taste :)
The three little grand kids all slept in the same room that night. My kiddos, who are usually asleep by 7:30 or 8:00 were up reading and singing "The cheese stands alone" over and over until about 11:45. My sister and mom were in there with them just giggling the ENTIRE time...no help for the kids getting to sleep, but we still talk about it, so I guess some good memories were made :)
Christmas morning we kept the tradition going strong of only opening our stockings and then getting dressed, going out to breakfast, then returning home to open the rest of our gifts. The guys who married into the family aren't to sure about this tradition, but we love it!! It just wouldn't be Christmas without it!
Overall, Christmas was great. Jason and I were able to teach the girls "Away in a Manger" and they sang it for both families along with "telling" them the Christmas story. What a great time of year to think of and be thankful for how we all are blessed, be it great or small. May we all carry that same thankful spirit throughout the year!
Photos for your enjoyment!
2 comments:
Busy, busy, busy. Looks like the Holidays were fun for your family. We have the same "what" over some of the Christmas traditions both our family's have done over the years.
Oh! I love your family! So many familiar faces!! Sounds like you guys had a great Christmas!
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