There's always a feeling of excitement in the air once school gets out for Christmas break. Jaxon and Violet planned the whole month out. Meaning, they planned something Christmasey for each day leading to Christmas. Sometimes it was putting snowflakes around the house, sometimes dressing in Christmasey clothes, making cookies, etc.
We always look forward to reconnecting with cousins at Mamie's house.
We did our traditional bowling before Christmas. We had an hour to wait for our lanes so the kids preoccupied themselves trying to pull stuck quarters out of machines. I don't know if I should be proud of their ingenuity, or... Travis just said to look the other way.
Then at last it was Christmas Eve. We love going to Mamie and Papa's to eat, sing, and open presents.
We got everything ready for Christmas morning, including putting the kids' experiences on the tree. This year, the experiences for the older 3 were climbing classes at the Quarry. Ivy is going fishing at the fishery, and Talmage is taking a tumbling class.
I don't know why I don't have any pictures of stockings this year, but Santa brought Ivy and Talmage a playhouse, Ginger a reading chair, Violet a wildlife camera (so we can see any animals that pass by while we're gone) and Jaxon got a projector screen.
Jaxon also got a BB gun this Christmas.
We had a fabulous Christmas!
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