Christmas Eve we arrived home late because of our fun carriage ride, so we got the kiddos in their jammies and Eme laid out chocolate milk and two sugar cookies for Santa and carrots for Rudolph. When the kiddos awakened Christmas morning, Eme and East found the cookies gone and a little chocolate milk left over from Santa and when Eme looked outside Rudolph had left her some bubble tape gum to thank her for the carrots. We had a yummy breakfast of cheese eggs and carmel rolls and then we opened gifts. We tried to simplify Christmas this year and so it was fun to see how excited the kiddos were about opening their gifts and Eme was such a great helper to East. It was refreshing to see that the kiddos were pleased as could be with less stuff and were just as happy if they had received tons more. We tried to really help them understand the importance of Christmas and the real reason for the celebration. It was fun to be together, but we also looked forward to getting together for a Christmas celebration later on in the day. Merry Christmas!
