Christmas Day

Since we were all sick, we had a pretty simple Christmas celebration this year.  Jim helped me make chicken cordon bleu for Christmas Eve dinner, we watched 'The Nativity Story', and went to bed.  Then we opened stockings Christmas morning before having chocolate chip oatmeal (since nobody had an appetite anyway) for breakfast.

They enjoyed their stockings (aside from Annie being bent on showing how sick she was).

Abby was so cute through everything.

After not eating breakfast, we opened gifts.  Abby was pretty funny with her gifts.  She'd bring it to me to give it a little rip, and then take it to the same spot on a different couch to finish each time.

Alex couldn't figure out what his gift from us was.  Ha ha!

A sled!

Annie also couldn't figure out what her gift from us was, but it dawned on her when she started to open it.  "I do love mirrors...just in case this is a mirror."  Lucky for her, it was.

Abby loved her doll stroller.

Logan received the rest of the Dinotopia series.  

 For Alex's last birthday (in March) we gave him a plastic bug house; it was his favorite thing, but was broken pretty shortly thereafter.  Ever since he's been asking for a new bug house.  So he was pretty happy (although he couldn't seem to smile for the picture) about getting this little one for Christmas.

After presents, we took a five hour nap (thanks to Annie keeping us up all night).  Then we ate leftovers for dinner (since no one had an appetite for the cordon bleu the night before) and watched a new movie.  It was an unusual Christmas, but it was nice that we could stay quietly at home.