Christmas

Just like it does every year, Christmas morning came. Michael and I were laying in bed, trying to see if the children would still come in and wake us at 8:00, and wondering when Ethan and Bailey would be getting there. At 7:59 we heard everyone get up and start moving around. Soon there were a plethora of people in our bedroom, telling us it was time to get up. One of those people was Ethan. I expressed my dismay that he had come through the living room and seen the presents and stocking already. He was outraged. He would never do such a thing.

Instead, he and Bailey opted to climb in Grace's bedroom window. Therefore, they could avoid the living room and terrorize Grace all in one fell swoop. It worked like a charm.

The kids quickly posed for a picture, despite Sam protesting we should line up by height, not age. He was vetoed and the picture was quickly taken.

There were a lot of second hand presents this year, as the children has requested a more mindful Christmas. Everyone was incredibly pleased with their presents, including some older model iPads that Michael had lucked his way into. The next 48 hours found our kids glued to their iPads, acting like little iPad kids, and enjoying every minute of it. 

After presents and stockings, we headed over to have breakfast with the Hobson clan. We had a fun gift exchange, delicious food, and we even managed to get a few pictures taken.

Grandma and Grandpa were excited to have a picture with all of their grandkids. This is the first time all the grandkids were in the same room for about two years. Photographic evidence was needed.

While the camera was out, Grandpa insisted on getting lots of family shots. Bailey is not pictured, as she wasn't feeling great and had opted to go home and take a nap. 

In the evening all of my family came over and we had another gift exchange and ate lots of food. There wasn't room for everyone, but it was so nice to have everyone together so we didn't mind that much.

We just ate and visited and the kids proved they were never too old to just play with the box instead of the gift. All of the littler ones had a great time seeing if they could fit in this box. I was impressed that the ten year old was able to get himself small enough. 

By the time everyone went home, we all just crashed on the couch, while the kids played on their iPads. It was a pretty wonderful day.