After weeks of making lists and counting off the days it was Christmas Eve, we went to service at church... nothing like sitting in a 150 year old sanctuary for candle light service. Then home to get on jammies and open a present or two on the big night. Emma and Hope made the final check of #1 their room was clean, #2 cookies and milk sent out for Santa, #3 teeth brushed, #4 bedroom window slightly cracked to listen for the bells on Santa's sleigh, and the final #5 checked out Norad.com to see how close Santa was to Virginia.
Whilst they were in bed watching a short cartoon prior to sleeping with visions of sugar plums in their head Emma did hear jingle bells... we figured he must be doing a fly over to see if the kiddo's on our street were asleep yet.
Early the next day with stocking's in hand they came on our bed and showed us what treasures were to be found... the pooping penguin candy dispensers were quite a laugh, puzzles, magnets, wooden dolls to color and penguin cookies... not a bad start!
We moved on downstairs and found presents all around the tree, what fun! Santa had cool wrapping on boxes and one that had their own jingle bell on it! Troy and Gabrielle barbies, gift cards to Claire's, Herbie Barbie car, I-Dog, clothes, games, puzzles, pound puppies and Polly Pockets... Wow! what a morning and whole day!
Dad cooked the turkey in our bargain cruset pot from last year, not too shabby, a beer, the turkey, salt and pepper and 3 hours later we barely got it out of the pot because it was falling off the bone. We Shockley's enjoy the simple things in life like content kids and great food!
If we had only had Rachel it would of been the perfect day - lazy, fun, full of good bird and each other.
Whilst they were in bed watching a short cartoon prior to sleeping with visions of sugar plums in their head Emma did hear jingle bells... we figured he must be doing a fly over to see if the kiddo's on our street were asleep yet.
Early the next day with stocking's in hand they came on our bed and showed us what treasures were to be found... the pooping penguin candy dispensers were quite a laugh, puzzles, magnets, wooden dolls to color and penguin cookies... not a bad start!
We moved on downstairs and found presents all around the tree, what fun! Santa had cool wrapping on boxes and one that had their own jingle bell on it! Troy and Gabrielle barbies, gift cards to Claire's, Herbie Barbie car, I-Dog, clothes, games, puzzles, pound puppies and Polly Pockets... Wow! what a morning and whole day!
Dad cooked the turkey in our bargain cruset pot from last year, not too shabby, a beer, the turkey, salt and pepper and 3 hours later we barely got it out of the pot because it was falling off the bone. We Shockley's enjoy the simple things in life like content kids and great food!
If we had only had Rachel it would of been the perfect day - lazy, fun, full of good bird and each other.
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