Christmas fell on a Sunday this year. We were trying to figure out the best way to handle all the commotion of present opening and playing with toys, while also putting an emphasis on the importance of attending and paying attention at Church. Church this year was going to be a combined Sacrament Meeting with the other Fernley Ward. Which means things would be really crowded and in order to get a good seat you would have to go early. Lucky for us Dan already was going early to do his Bishopric duties, so we were able to grab great seats. Since I know he'd be on the stand the whole time and I was worried about behavior during Sacrament Meeting with the kids focused on the toys they had to leave behind. Or the mood they would be in resulting from tearing them away from their new toys. I decided to postpone present opening until after church. I must admit it was a little selfish on my part. I didn't want to get up super early to have everything done before church. So, we agreed to let the kids look in their stockings and open one gift before church. The rest would have to wait until after church. I thought this would help the kids be on their best behavior. Boy was I wrong. They were just as squirmy knowing they had gifts to open and distracted by the anticipation. It probably would have been better to do it the other way. We'll have to see, when Christmas falls on a Sunday again.
We didn't get too many pictures, or good pictures of the festivities. I wasn't feeling well at all and managed to get in a nice nap in between present opening and our Christmas feast. Dan did a great job cooking dinner and putting out a spread of appetizers and snacks. Santa filled all of our stockings with our favorite snacks. Laughing Cow Cheese, Gardenia Mix, Smoked Oysters, Pickled Herring, Cheese Logs, crackers, and Smoked Sausage.
Here is Zoe opening her package from Santa....
Noah opening his present from Santa Clause...
Jack Jack opening his present. It took a lot of convincing and coaching.
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