Christmas 2011

1. We had a very nice day with the Robertson's on Christmas Eve. We had a great rib eye roast dinner, sang carols,read stories, and just had a wonderful time with brothers ans sisters, Moms, and Dads, Aunts, and Uncles, and cousins.
2. The kids woke up at 7:29, confessing that they didn't sleep much that night.
3. We dumped out stockings and saw what Santa brought. Most kids were very pleased.
4. We opened presents.
5. We played with our new stuff for a while, and then began the Christmas cleanup.
6. We halted the Christmas Cleanup to get ready for Church.
7. We went to church with only about 20 other families, my brother Seth and his fiance, Marie.
8. We came home, put sweet potatoes into the oven, and relaxed for 20 minutes.
9. We made an easy but delicious Christmas dinner of salmon, rice, sweet potatoes, and salad. We also had some amazing dark chocolate, and smoked gouda cheese.
10. We cleaned up dinner, and hung out with Seth, Marie, and my sister Amy. We played games, and did puzzles.
11. We had some chocolate cake. 
12. We cleaned up the rest of the Christmas mess.
13. We read about the wisemen, and sent the little kids to bed.
14. We chatted with Seth, Amy, and Marie until they left.
15. We sent the big kids to bed.
16. We had a great time playing the game John got for Christmas.
17. We had a great Christmas without going into debt. We are very blessed with wonderful family, friends, and faith.