It was just a tad windy today
Off to the ice bergs
Andrea got the present opening down- always so excited to do it herself.
What a bunch of kids-so patient, we managed the christmas story and a beautiful redition of Away in a Manger before the present opening began.
I wouldn't mind working in the kitchen if this was my view every day
CRAZY by the end of the day!! (add two big dogs and you can imagine the chaos)
A wonderful dinner
Today was the family haveman party. What a house full, ten adults and nine kids. Becca started the morning by making cinnamon rolls with Uncle Dan. She was in her glory, getting to eat the little ends and clean up on all the extra cinnamon and sugar. Brayden loved keeping up with his older cousin Micah although he did help scrub the potatoes. Ron sported another expedition to the ice bergs, which thankfully all kids made it back safe and sound. We started the day by having all the kids exchange their gifts, I think they all would have been very happy with just that. Andrea has been so fun to watch, she gets so excited no matter what the gift, bouncing on her haunches and giggling. Becca had the most fun hiding in a big box and popping out with a huge grin on her face. With mom's broken wrist this year the girls took over the kitchen along with dad-although there were many times Mom was told to sit down. Ham balls with salad and twice baked potatoes were enjoyed mid day. We ended the evening by sitting in the dark. Yes, Jody's kids had just given mom and dad a little hand wind lanturn because mom and dad had no flashlights in the house this past summer when the electric went out. No sooner had dad opened his lanturn the entire house went dark-crazy, it had been terribly windy all day but at that moment things shut down. Thankfully they have a generator and we were able to finish the day with some power. The kids all received toy guns along with hand made barns for their horses and lots of playmobile.
Everyone is sleeping in the house tonight, amazing that all kids are asleep and we even managed to play a couple rounds of wits and wager's. We will see how quiet the house is tonight. I think the adults are whipped which means the kids will be up!
1 comment:
Looks like you had so much fun! That beautiful house on the beach makes me homesick for the summers we used to go on vacation in Michigan! How cold is it in the winter? It looks new...is it? Do your parents live there, Beth? I could definitely cook some good meals in that kitchen if I had that beautiful view ;-). Glad you had a GREAT Christmas with your families!
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