Christmas was once again a magical one.
Christmas Eve and Day were wonderful. On Christmas Eve we spent the day together at home baking cookies and relaxing. The cookie recipe came from one of our Christmas books and the ingredients were in ounces instead of cups. My attempt at making them failed miserably but it was still fun. For our early dinner that day we cooked a 12 pound ham for just the two of us. We had so much food we tried inviting the Elders over to join us but they already had plans. It was a great meal with lots of leftovers, especially since only Stephen likes ham. Later we drove around looking for Christmas lights but found hardly any. Before putting Everett to bed we read jolly old Santa Clause and the Christmas story in the Bible. After he was in bed Stephen and I watched a movie together in front of the tree with the fireplace on. Then filled each others stockings before heading to bed. It was a perfect day.
When Christmas morning came Everett had decided to sleep in until almost 8:00 giving us our own little Christmas gift. He enjoyed playing with all of our stocking gifts and it was fun opening Christmas presents as a family. For Christmas breakfast we had a biscuit casserole, sausage, muffins, and hot chocolate even though it was hot enough outside that we had the air conditioner on all day. We had a fun afternoon full of playing with our new toys and going for a long walk in the 75 degree weather. For dinner we went to our friends house along with another couple in our ward. We had a huge turkey dinner and had such a great time with some of our Atlanta family.
Christmas Eve and Day were wonderful. On Christmas Eve we spent the day together at home baking cookies and relaxing. The cookie recipe came from one of our Christmas books and the ingredients were in ounces instead of cups. My attempt at making them failed miserably but it was still fun. For our early dinner that day we cooked a 12 pound ham for just the two of us. We had so much food we tried inviting the Elders over to join us but they already had plans. It was a great meal with lots of leftovers, especially since only Stephen likes ham. Later we drove around looking for Christmas lights but found hardly any. Before putting Everett to bed we read jolly old Santa Clause and the Christmas story in the Bible. After he was in bed Stephen and I watched a movie together in front of the tree with the fireplace on. Then filled each others stockings before heading to bed. It was a perfect day.
When Christmas morning came Everett had decided to sleep in until almost 8:00 giving us our own little Christmas gift. He enjoyed playing with all of our stocking gifts and it was fun opening Christmas presents as a family. For Christmas breakfast we had a biscuit casserole, sausage, muffins, and hot chocolate even though it was hot enough outside that we had the air conditioner on all day. We had a fun afternoon full of playing with our new toys and going for a long walk in the 75 degree weather. For dinner we went to our friends house along with another couple in our ward. We had a huge turkey dinner and had such a great time with some of our Atlanta family.
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