We have had an absolutely wonderful Christmas! We celebrated Christmas Eve last night with a lovely dinner with Sadie, Jack and our friends Tamarind and Eddy. After the kids were snug in bed we laid out all the family presents including two Jeeps from Pud. The kids slept well and did not get up until 7:00am this morning. They were very exited to see their Jeeps and then the remains of Santa's cookies and milk. The dove in to their stockings with a vengeance and were not disappointed. Santa brought Jack a Peter Rabbit stuffed animal and a red teddy bear. For Sadie, Santa brought a talking baby doll and a Rudolph stuffed animal. All the toys were quite a big hit, but the highlights were the Jeeps, a cash register from Momma Su, a fairy costume from Grammy and Papa for Sadie and a lego set for both the kids, a tent from Uncle Tommy, a pirate ship, tree house and silk pajamas brought home from Hong Kong by Uncle Craig. The last photo here is of the kids in their beautiful silk pajamas.
We finished up with opening presents around 9:00am and suited up (Sadie in her fairy costume) for our first trip in the Jeeps. While the kids were over the moon about the Jeeps, I must say that there is good reason that states keep raising the driving age. J. and I were scrambling to keep the kids from driving into parked cars along the sidewalk. Not that our endless cries of "Steer!" and "Look where you're going!" slowed the kids down one bit.
We spent the rest of day playing with toys and finished up the day with dinner in front of the fire. Now the kids are fast asleep and we're getting ready for our big trip to Delaware tomorrow morning.
Thank you to everyone who showered our family with love today. While we're far away, all of our family was close to our hearts today. We hope that you too had a very merry Christmas!
