Christmas for Scott and me started at his parents from the 21st thru the 23rd and with it brought good food, crackling fires, laughter, games and music. For the last several years, we have accomplished the feat of staying all together under one roof for two to three days. It doesn't usually happen the week of Christmas, though it did this year, but it doesn't matter when it is--we always bring Christmas with us.
On the evening of the 23rd, we went to the Palicki Christmas get together on my mom's side in South Bend. Having it at a restaurant wasn't the warmth and cheer of one of our home's, but it was worth it this year, knowing that the reason we did it was to not stress my recently pregnant cousin, who was supposed to host the get together this year...
Christmas at my parents was happily tight quarters, with lots of neices (OK, four) and one nephew (and a lot of Mario Cart...)
We had a beautiful Christmas dinner together as Dad opened with communion, explaining it to the children, and closed dinnertime with gifts of stories, song, poetry and piano music...
I told the story of Rindercella, Scott sang I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas, Dad recited a poem and read the Cajun Night Before Christmas, Madelyn recited a poem, Noah and Bronwen recited the Pledge of Allegiance, Mom led us in a bunch of Christmas Carols (Thanks, mom, it was my favorite part) and Chloe played a song on the piano.
All afternoon, the children were so patient and never asked about presents...until it was time!
Finally, we all watched The Muppet's Christmas Carol and ate chocolate and pound cake and pop corn and drank egg nog and hot chocolate...
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Great pictures! and nice to have another post.
Noah didn't even know to look in the little pouch this morning. I asked him if he checked to see if his tooth was still under his pillow, because he had been afraid it would fall to the floor in the night, and he said, "yeah, I put my hand under the pillow and it was still there." I said, well, let's take another look at it then. So he climb up and retrieved the little black pouch and felt it and said, "hey, there's paper in there." Then he smiled as he pulled out his money and said, "oh, yeah!" I guess Madelyn had told him that she got money and he had forgotten. It was a little anticlimactic, But I got a few cute pictures. Then he wanted to see his tooth. I told him that the tooth fairy had collected it and left the money for him. He didn't believe me and got upset. He wanted his tooth back. He said he knew I had left the money, and thanked me, but he wanted his tooth. So, he had fun, but he does not believe in the tooth fairy. I think he'll enjoy it when it is Bronwen's turn, but there's no real secret to keep.
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