The Rest of Christmas

Christmas break could not have come soon enough! I have been anxiously awaiting some time off from school to spend with my favorite girls and favorite guy. I was just as antsy as my students for Christmas to arrive! To kick it off, we went to see my brother and sister and families for a Christmas lunch. The kids all played while the adults chatted the afternoon away. Always great to see them. It is pretty neat that we are all an hour from each other and can see family often. Sunday was a lot of relaxing and watching football as it was the fantasy football final weekend and my dear hubby was in the hunt for a few championships! He was a happy camper when it was all said and done. He was even gracious enough to say he was going to share his winnings with me. What a guy ;) On Monday we let the girls open their presents from Mom and Dad. They both really liked their new dolls! Later, we went to Dave and Vickie's for a wonderful evening of food, gifts, games, toasting, and laughs. The meal was amazing as always and the gifts were too numerous to count. We ended the evening with 10:00 mass. By the end, all the kiddos fell asleep. Kelsey gets the award for making it up the longest. That night Santa came to our house and the girls woke up to more presents under the tree. They must have been good because they sure got spoiled this year. Megan knew exactly what to do this year. Kelsey was expressive as usual with each gift and also very appreciative. Santa left the girls a note saying they had been good and to remember to always listen to their mommy and daddy. He also told them that Sparkle, our elf on the shelf, had gone back to North Pole to make toys and help Santa, but she would come back next year. After we finished opening Santa gifts, we went back to Dave and Vickie's for another day of fun. Kelsey enjoyed playing her new games Fibber and Monopoly Party Junior. Megan seemed to have the most fun chasing her cousins. Plus, we all had on sweatpants and there was a ton of delicious food, so we couldn't go wrong. What a Christmas it was. Hard to believe it has come and gone.