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Monday, December 25, 2017

Christmas

Before going to bed, Drew asked what time they could get up and check presents.  I said, as long as it's after 6am it was fine.  I was SHOCKED that Aydon was the one that came and woke us up...the kid that is not an early riser was the first one up.  They got Laser Tag guns from Santa & Presley got a bear and some Princess Little People toys.  

Just as her shirt says, she was the best gift this year!
"My first Christmas"




Drew's gifts from us
from the Sullivan's
from the DeSpain's 
from the Crandall's (all of them got $ from them in a card)
Zack's gifts from us
from the Sullivan's
from the DeSpain's.  He has been asking for an 'apple watch' the last two years.  We finally found out he was wanting a Gizmo Gadget which is a watch that he can call only pre-programmed people.  He finally got it!
Ty's gifts from us
from the Sullivan's

from the DeSpain's
He actually got two hovercarts but sold one to Ty 
Aydon's gifts from us
from the Sullivan's
from the DeSpain's
from the Crandall's



Presley's gifts from us
from the Bowman's
from the Sullivan's
from John & Corey
from the Baca's
from the DeSpain's
My gifts
Our gift from John & Corey
from the Sullivan's
Preston's gifts

frome the Sullivan's (outfit too)
He added to his watch fetish
Aydon wanted to ride his hovercart so we let him in front of us as we drove next door for lunch.

Christmas Eve

This was our picture before church.   I figured getting one on Christmas might be rough so we set the self timer and actually had success!  Once again, this baby was wide awake and looking like a big girl sitting up while Aydon held her.

Since Christmas Eve was on Sunday and mom was off, she cooked gumbo this year. They brought everything over.  We did gifts different this year...Mom & Dad took them to everyone's house instead of opening all of them here.  
 I sat back and watched my kids open gifts but I did take this one picture.

 My mom made me ball!  She made me a mickey blanket in these same colors back in high school.  It was my favorite blanket.  I used it all the time.  A few years ago, it blew off the top of the houseboat in one of the monsoon storms that came up.  I had sent Preston diving for it and every year we go back I think of it and get so sad.  I knew she had been looking for the same material to make me another one for years but she had no luck.  When I opened the box and saw it I immediately started crying from excitement and amazement that she was able to find this material over 20 years later.  I like how she changed up the design.  She told me not to take it to Lake Powell, but I know better now and we secure all our bedding so it will go back!  ;) 
 After crying and thanking her and hugging her I went back to open the rest of my gifts and found that she had made Presley a matching one.  All this time I thought she hadn't made Presley a personalized blanket but she just had to wait so I could receive my Christmas present.  


 The boys got light up necklaces and Preston wanted their picture in front of the tree.
 Family photo
 When everyone else came out we ate and then Corey and AJ O'Haco (Jalen's girlfriend) had made a huge saran wrap ball with miscellaneous gifts for us to play.  It was sooo fun!  There were scratchers, socks, dollar store gifts, candy, chapstick, nail polish, gift cards and at the very center was the grand prize of $50 cash!

 Look who won!
 I insisted on family photos.  Luckily, it's been a mild winter so standing out in front of my house just before sunset wasn't too cold.  



 Granny & Pappaw with their grandkids
Mom's annual kid Christmas party at work was the day Presley was born so the kids didn't get to go.  They had lots of extra's left over and since mom is the one that plans and preps it, her boss told her to take it home to do with her grandkids so they did!