We had a nice family Christmas at home this year.
We have started a new Christmas Eve tradition: having dinner with the Giuliana-Latta's - our neighbors with three boys. They also invited another couple who are days away from their first child. Amisha and Roger got to see what they're in for with 5 Christmas-hyped kids running around.
Last year we enjoyed it when the whole family stayed in our pajamas all day so this year we planned on it. The girls told Carol that she had to buy some real pajamas, though. Sweats weren't gonna cut it. So Carol got some cute red monkey pajama pants.
Both girls got a mix of gifts they had asked for and gifts we thought they'd like. They each received a remote control toy. Audrey's is an Air Swimmer - a helium filled shark with a remote control tail that you swish back and forth to make the shark swim through the air. It's pretty amazing. Charlotte received a remote control car that she loves. The only video I shot on Christmas is of those two toys. See the video here.
After opening gifts we enjoyed Carol's tradition: homemade cinnamon rolls right out of the oven. Mmmm.
The rest of the day we just relaxed and the girls played with new toys. They also spent time playing with the makeup kits they gave each other, and Carol got a makeover too. I offered my face but they claim boys don't wear makeup.
Oh, we also watched Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The girls caught the end of it while I was watching it and were fascinated. So I rented it and we watched the whole thing together on Christmas afternoon. It's cool that we can start to watch non-kid's movies with them.
We didn't get a whole lot of photos of Christmas because the photographer was a little under the weather. Carol was also recovering from a stubborn cold. We had planned to repeat last year's Christmas dinner for which I made pasta by hand that Carol turned into her delicious seafood fettuccine. But we were too tired and lazy so we had grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup instead. We enjoyed our seafood (store bought) pasta on Boxing Day.
We're both feeling much better now.
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