Christmas 2008

Every year we spend Christmas Eve at my mom's house with my brother Steven and his fiance' Amy. Amy has spent many Christmas Eve's with us, and this year she had to work late, and was not with us. It just didn't seem the same. We all missed her very much, and hope that she does not have to work again EVER on Christmas Eve!

We start the evening out with a traditional turkey dinner, complete with all of the trimmings. This year, the turkey was a not as good as usual, it was all pink on one side, my mom was a little upset I think, but I didn't care, I don't like turkey anyway. My favorite part of the meal is yams. Yum! Yum!

After dinner, we all gather around her Christmas tree and exchange gifts. This year was a lot of fun because the kids were so excited to open each present. They would scream and yell with excitement. Their enthusiasm was contagious. Pretty soon, we were all screaming and yelling when we opened a gift. After gifts, and eating pie, we all relaxed and watched A Christmas Story. I love that show. When that was over we had to rush home. It was time to get everyone in bed. Tony and I had a lot of wrapping to do.

The next morning, Tony and I got up at 6:00 to find 4 little kids waiting patiently in Zoe's room. They were all trying so hard to be quiet. We had told them they could get up at 7:30, but we figured since everyone was awake, we might as well get up.

The kids were so patient and thankful for every gift. It was fun to watch them. Later Sandie, Candy, Paige and Candy's new boyfriend, Jeff came over for breakfast and more presents. We had such a good day. It makes me sad that Christmas came and went so quickly. I love this time of year, and wish it would last longer.