Two little Santa buddies
In search of treats
It's Christmas Eve!
Sleeping under the tree
Christmas Eve dinner at Olive Garden
Our beautiful young ladyWe are enjoying a beautiful Christmas Day. The sky is blue, and the day has been blissfully peaceful.
Last night we went out to our traditional Christmas Eve dinner at the Olive Garden, then went to church. Bailee had a scripture reading in the program this year, and she did very well. Afterward we drove around looking at Christmas decorations. Once home, we made reindeer food, Santa's snack of cookies and snacks, and watched "The Bishop's Wife" and "Polar Express." Bailee determined that she was going to sleep under the Christmas tree this year, so she had her sleeping bag laid out, pulled on her Christmas pajamas, and then fell asleep halfway through the second movie.
This morning, she allowed us to sleep until 8 am. After that, it was all hands on deck! Time to have Christmas. Caribou gets very excited at Christmas, so he spent the first few minutes leaping from one person to another and shredding paper. He discovered his stocking right off and pulled out a treat. Such a funny dog. He then crashed on the kitchen floor in total exhaustion.
Bailee had a wonderful Christmas. Despite the fact that we cut WAY back on Christmas this year, she was delighted. I think that the recession has helped her to be much more grateful for what she does have. It was interesting this year, as we made the move from toys to more mature items. I wondered about how she would react to that (though she didn't ask for toys per se) - but she seemed perfectly content.
I discovered for myself that less is sometimes more. Diana and I cut back on one another severely, but I don't think that either of us felt shortchanged. This year the focus of Christmas was on things of much more value - family, Christ, and giving service to others were far more important that receiving. After all, that is what Christmas is all about.
Last night we went out to our traditional Christmas Eve dinner at the Olive Garden, then went to church. Bailee had a scripture reading in the program this year, and she did very well. Afterward we drove around looking at Christmas decorations. Once home, we made reindeer food, Santa's snack of cookies and snacks, and watched "The Bishop's Wife" and "Polar Express." Bailee determined that she was going to sleep under the Christmas tree this year, so she had her sleeping bag laid out, pulled on her Christmas pajamas, and then fell asleep halfway through the second movie.
This morning, she allowed us to sleep until 8 am. After that, it was all hands on deck! Time to have Christmas. Caribou gets very excited at Christmas, so he spent the first few minutes leaping from one person to another and shredding paper. He discovered his stocking right off and pulled out a treat. Such a funny dog. He then crashed on the kitchen floor in total exhaustion.
Bailee had a wonderful Christmas. Despite the fact that we cut WAY back on Christmas this year, she was delighted. I think that the recession has helped her to be much more grateful for what she does have. It was interesting this year, as we made the move from toys to more mature items. I wondered about how she would react to that (though she didn't ask for toys per se) - but she seemed perfectly content.
I discovered for myself that less is sometimes more. Diana and I cut back on one another severely, but I don't think that either of us felt shortchanged. This year the focus of Christmas was on things of much more value - family, Christ, and giving service to others were far more important that receiving. After all, that is what Christmas is all about.
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