So Christmas 2009…

My camera has grown legs and walked off somewhere so I don’t have any pictures of our Christmas celebrations. So sad. Please use you imagination with me if, for some reason, you are interested in how my Christmas went.

The celebrations start at my maternal grandparents house. On Christmas Eve we get together for a comfortable, cozy night. We have been having soup dinner on Christmas Eve at their house since I can remember and even before that.

{Insert cute picture of old fashioned soup bowl steaming with chicken noodle soup or creamy clam chowder}

After we eat, we always have a little Christmas program where the kids act out the Christmas story. Emma was Mary this year. She brought a little chuckle to the program when she gave birth to the baby doll.  Isaac was supposed to be Joesph but was too busy rolling around on the floor and my 3 little cousins were angles with their lines memorized and everything.

Leah didn’t want to be left out of the program so she decided that attacking the baby doll Jesus would be perfect for her. The doll was lying in the middle of the floor in a small wooden manger with gold and silver tinsel and wouldn’t that be fun to stick in your mouth. So off she crawled and my littlest cousin, age 4, would not put up with such an attack on baby Jesus and was brought to tears by it. Her idea was that the angels should do a little dance around baby Jesus for the final number.

{Insert picture of 3 dancing angels plus Emma as Mary. I’m in the background holding a struggling Leah.}

Back home after the kiddos were all snugly tucked into bed and we were setting up Christmas, Santa’s glass of milk was dropped on the tile and it shattered all over the floor. We rushed to help clean up the mess and were so nervous that some curious little body would be awaken and see us in a great big mess plus Christmas half set up.

{Insert picture of Jer and I scurrying around glass shards in a great big panic.}

Luckily there was no pitter pattering of little feet.

On Christmas morning Emma awoke bright and early but we had to shake a very sleep Isaac awake. We left Leah sleeping. Opening presents went off with out a hitch and everyone seemed genuinely pleased with their loot.

{Here would be a traditional looking picture of Emma and Isaac holding up their favorite toy with wrapping paper strewn all about.}

Our Christmas day was full of running to and fro from party to party. I felt like a crazy chicken with no head and Jer couldn’t wait until he could stay home and play with Isaac’s transformers. I made 2 jello salads and homemade rolls to take. Both of which need a bit more practice to perfect. Jello is obviously an easy thing to do but I always forget about it setting up in the fridge before I can get the fruit in it at the right time.

{Insert picture of Jello salad with fruit floating on top.}

Overall it was a pleasant Christmas. This next week remains to be a bit busy with family in town. Hopefully I can find some time to work on my 2010 calendar. We are looking forward to hitting the slopes a bit and also have a hopp’n New Years party at my house. Yipee.

{Hopefully I will find my camera soon so I can stop it with these silly imaginary photos. :-}