Christmas

Our Christmas was a little different this year. Ever since we have been married we have always spent Christmas with family. This year we were all alone with just our little family. However, it turned out to be a very nice Christmas. Our kids were soooooo excited on Christmas eve. They opened the traditional PJ's from grandma and grandpa Christensen.
Then we attempted to sing Christmas carols - which consisted mostly of the kids choosing the carols and Andy and I sang while the kids wrestled on the couch and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Then we tried acting out the Christmas story - it's just not Christmas without doing it. However, it's a little tougher to do when 2 out of the 4 are reading the story and video taping which leaves us with just Mary and Joseph. Ethan didn't like his costume and felt the new Thomas PJ's were perfect for Joseph's outfit. So, our Christmas story was pretty much Lucy being a sweet Mary - sitting perfectly tending to her baby while Ethan raced from one side of the room to the next. OK - so it wasn't exactly how we had pictured but the kids were still having fun.

The next day was very fun. We spent the whole day together and played with the kids all day long. It was so enjoyable. It was also our first Christmas that was hot enough to go swimming. We made a couple of trips to the pool in our neighborhood and in between swimming we played with all the new toys. Ethan got some swimming rings from his cousin Lydia. They were a huge hit. He spent the whole time in the pool throwing the rings and and diving after them!