It was a super Merry Christmas in Kentucky with just us and our littles! BYU won in an awesome bowl game. Landon got the COVID vaccine. We had so many happy Christmas Cards. We were significantly served by 4 teenagers this week. Our car died and I needed to go deliver presents to kids in our primary. So I knocked on the door of our neighbors and asked for help. Two 15 year olds, a 18 year old and a boyfriend (age unknown) came over and tried to jump the car. We tried with three different jumper cables and two different cars and a truck. They just kept saying “do you have a few more minutes for us to try.....” and I was like “hey! I’m stuck here either way so yes, please, try something else.” When we finally started the car, the kids celebrated like they won the Super Bowl. I’m convinced no adult would have tried as hard and we would have needed to call a tow truck or something. So they saved us a few hundred dollars. I bought them donuts and they were ecstatic. It was such a Christmas moment. And we were the beneficiaries.
We watched movies all day Christmas Eve while prepping for our traditional Christmas Eve dinner. The older boys were such big helps. Setting and decorating the table, straightening up the house, getting Luke dressed in nicer clothes (ahem.... just clothes.) We have turned the corner of just littles to kiddos & littles. It’s the best!! We had a peaceful devotional and the boys fell asleep in our bed.
Christmas was magical. I made vegan cinnamon rolls so I could eat them. They turned out pretty good. (Brigs poop turned yellow for the first time in three weeks. So that made all this dairy free business feel worth it.) We ate breakfast slowly and sat in the excitement and anticipation. Then we opened the presents. I bought all these presents on prime day in October so it was kind of funny trying to remember and find which present was which funny.
Landons favorite presents were his shoes & money. My favorite presents were my steam mop and necklace. Jaxson’s favorites were his books and his football cards. Tyler’s favorites were his lego remote control robot and his clothes. Luke’s favorite were his animal book and polar bear shirt. Brigs was grateful that mummy remembered he existed cause otherwise he would not have gotten anything. My favorites Brigs got (since he’s indifferent and just wants milk) were his adorable footie jammies and this darling color book.
We stretched out presents long enough that by the time we were done we had to head straight to the movies. We rented out a theater and invited some fellow fellow families and residents to join. Landon and I thought Croods 2 was just okay but our boys loved it! We ended the day playing with presents, FaceTiming family, and my favorite watching It’s A Wonderful Life. It’s the best best best and Landon and I both cuddled up with the burning fired and cried.
Yesterday we let the boys continue playing and relaxing cause that’s what they wanted to do. The only caveat is that we weren’t going to join cause we needed to clean. So they played and Landon and I cleaned and talked all day. We ended the night with a date, Landon gave me a massage, which I kept saying I didn’t need but he insisted. I love him! Then we watched a show and ate Vegan burgers from Bru Burger. They were yummy!!!
Today we had the sacrament and then the boys have been playing nurf gun battles for the last two hours. Christmas time is magical and wonderful and I’m sooooo grateful Landon got 4 full days off for Christmas. Can’t remember the last time that happened.
