Christmas was a success. I mean, if you can measure it by the level of tired I feel today, I'm assuming it was a huge success!
Zoey went to sleep early on Christmas Eve after being reminded that Santa never visits the homes of children who stay awake. Kind of made me wish I could throw down the Santa card more often. Anyway, she was fascinated by the concept of leaving cookies and milk on the fireplace for Santa...little did she know, shortly after she crashed for the night, the cats are the ones who made quick work of the snacks, not Santa.
Christmas morning, Zoey gave us the gift of sleeping in--all the way until 8 a.m. She then made a beeline for the cookies-and-milk plate, bypassing her gifts and stuffed stocking sitting right next to the fireplace. After jumping up and down for joy because "Santa ate his yunch!" (lunch), she finally noticed the special presents left out for her: a changing table and new stroller for her baby dolls (complete with newborn size diapers), AND a teddy bear. She made quick work of diapering every doll in sight and had to be reminded that she had other gifts to open.
The Big Family Christmas was held at our house this year, and after a quick clean-up and plenty of food prep, my extended family and Bryan's family all arrived with loads of presents and food. I had a brief moment of panic when my turkey timer popped out at 3:20 p.m.--I had planned dinner for around 4:00 but at no point in my family's history have we ACTUALLY EATEN AT THE PLANNED TIME, so I was completely unprepared for a meal at my house to be on the table on time. Luckily, my sister's vegetarian lasagna still had to cook, and we realized that Justin and Angela had forgotten to bring the card tables and chairs...when all was said and done, I think it was close to 5 p.m. when we sat down to eat. Thank God...as if I want to be the one setting the precedent for eating on time...
Gifts came shortly after dinner and I think Zoey is now the proud owner of at least a dozen new puzzles. (Which Mommy is grateful for, as the same old puzzle over and over again sounds about as appealing as the same book read over and over again.) Uncle Justin, who clearly doesn't understand what the average trip to the Urgent Care Clinic costs, bought Zoey a pop gun...fabulous. A new piggy bank from Oma and Grandpa Paul (huge hit), new jammies from Auntie Yissa (Alisa), tons of fun new books (the Lemony Snicket books from Auntie Abby and Uncle Tom look hilarious, and probably more fun for Mommy to read than Zoey), and on and on....
...Santa didn't bring me a wife, by the way, but my mother-in-law and her husband DID get us a Roomba, which is pretty close. Mom and Paul got us a nifty waffle iron, so if I could just track down a machine that plays endless hours of "doctor" and "diaper change" with a preschooler, I think I'd be set. Maybe next year.
So, the holidays were fun. Watching Zoey take in the magic of Christmas was the highlight of the year. But seriously, I'm glad Christmas is over...because I need a nap.
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Amen to that, Amy! Today was a super-lazy day at our house. And dinner is never on time in our family, either. :)
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