We had a great Christmas. Katelynn put out reindeer food Christmas Eve and Scott got the milk and cookies ready for Santa! Scott was the first one up at 7:00am. He quickly went to see if Santa had arrived then woke up his sisters. Todd and I enjoyed watching the kids faces light up as they opened their gifts. One of Haley's favorite gifts was "bum bum". (They have play-doh ready in nursery when you drop them off. Todd pounds the dough with Haley and says bum bum bum. Thus play-doh being called bum bum.)
I wish I look as good as Katelynn does in the morning!!
Scott was super excited to get Lego Batman for the Wii!
Later Christmas day we went to my parents and enjoyed a super yummy Christmas dinner!
The Annual Tingen Musical
Every year we go to Todd's parent's house for Christmas Eve. They have a wonderful tradition in there family of reading in Luke the account of Christ's birth. Everyone in the family, no matter where they are in the world read it at the same time. Todd's parents invite lots of friends and family for the reading and refreshment afterwards. Once everyone is nice and full, Todd's dad plays the piano and everyone sits around singing Christmas carols and those who wish to showcase their talents are more than welcome!
Haley was old enough to really get into it this year. She loved dancing to the music, then running to her abuela for a hug.
Santa Cookies!!
It has been a tradition in my family ever since I can remember to decorate Santa Cookie. My mom still does them with Wendy and my sister Laura and I still do them as well. I love doing them, but they are a lot of work!
I ended up making at least 100. Laura said she made 200.
I actually let Scott and Katelynn help me this year which is a HUGE step for me. I was always afraid that they would mess them up. This year I decided to relax a little and not worry about how the cookies looked. After all the worst thing that could happen is we get suck eating great tasting Santas:) Anyway, Scott and Katelynn did a fantastic job and will be helping me for years and years to come:)
2 comments:
What fun traditions! Haley's a cutie. So, what do you do with all your beautiful Santa cookies?
Mom mentioned your Santa cookies and WOW! they are detailed. You're awesome! I think I would have a hard time letting my kids help with that no matter what age. I'm glad you guys had a great Christmas!
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