Our Christmas celebrations started in Lamont on the 21st! It is always fun to start off our holidays there as it is our largest family and a lot of kids, so there is always a great energy in the air! We had a lot of laughs as Grandma Smith sang a song about her gifts of Christmas incorporating all of the grandkids and their birthdates into the 12 Days of Christmas! And of course more laughs as we did our White Elephant Christmas exchange!
The night before Christmas Eve found the Eddins Family opening gifts! We both enjoy taking our time and unwrapping our gifts and snuggling in with the puppies! Here is a picture of the dogs unwrapping their gifts! Oh the joys of new toys and cookies!!!
Christmas Eve morning found us at my Mom's house with Jason, Jen and the girls to do our annual Christmas celebration! The big hit with the girls was Pottery Barn sleeping bags, Celia's purple and Ruby's pink! They were too cute for words! Mike's surprise was a David Ortiz (Big Papi) signed baseball bat, for those of you who don't know who that is...he plays for the Red Sox! And this was my start to opening the first two pieces of a very big wall unit that will double as a "bar" for our basement! And of course there were presents for Baby Girl Eddins among them were two adorable outfits with lots of tulle, so I have a feeling that professional pictures will be done in them...stay tuned!
Christmas Eve found us hosting around 20 of our family members for our traditional soup dinner! We also celebrated by opening presents with my Harvey side as well, not the normal tradition, but it worked out fine for this year! We truly enjoy having everyone at our house and having everyone together at the same time, it doesn't happen often enough!
Christmas morning we arrived at Dad's bright and early to start in our Christmas tradition! It wasn't long before the girls were ready to open presents! It really helps open your eyes to the true meaning of Christmas when you get to watch it through little ones! They have such an innocence about them and truly get caught up in the spirit of it all, which only helps restore your excitement about the season!Of course lots and lots of gifts were opened on Christmas morning, some for all of us! I got yet another piece of my wall unit, rugs for the kitchen and a lot of other great things! Mike got a Chad Greenway signed football helmet, a North Face jacket, boots, gloves and more! The family gift was ice skates to take up to the cabin! I can't wait to get mine out, probably winter '09! I am guessing Mike can't quite pick out his favorite gift from Christmas morning, but I sure know which one was mine. We received a bench, rocking chair, blanket and pillow for the nursery that moved me to tears! We can't wait to incorporate it into the decor!
Then on our way to Wayne and Elaine's it was for the afternoon! We feasted on ham, roast, stuffing, potatoes, corn, homemade bread, chex mix, monkey bread, date pinwheel cookies, and the list goes on! We opened lots of gifts and relaxed as it snowed outside! We got great stuff once again, including a fire-proof safe and money we will use to install our security system! Once again the baby got some great gifts...sleepers, bibs, a blanket, a rattle and some bath accessories!
We still have a few Christmas celebrations left, that we are looking forward to! We want to thank our families for making our Christmas so wonderful! The true gifts of Christmas are each and every one of you! We look forward to 2009 and all it will bring to us and can't wait to update the blog this time next year with a 7 month old! We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and we wish all of you a Happy New Year!
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