The Present Report

Merry Christmas everyone! What a great day!

We spent the morning opening gifts as a family. The little ones opened theirs first, since they were ready for naps. Dekker hauled in a ride-on toy, a few books, a cd, a big rubber ball, and a mallet and peg wooden hammer set thingy. No idea what its called, haha! Some awesome gifts though!

After the boys went down, we realized that things needed to be done within important timelines! For instance, the turkey needed to go in! The stuffing needed to be made! So we ditched the gift opening for about a half hour in between and got a few things done. Once back to gifts, we became completely spoiled rotten. I came out of the morning with a gorgeous Cuisinart cast iron 5 quart casserole dish, purple leather driving gloves, new crochet hooks (that won’t break in half) with a magazine of new patterns, and a calendar that my mom made from pictures she had taken throughout the year. Each of our families gets a calendar every year. At least we have for the last two or three years. Great tradition, mom! Keep that going please!

Our morning took longer than we expected, and all of a sudden, our company would be over in 1.5 hours! Such lovely company 🙂 We had some dear family friends over for dinner and Mario Kart. A couple, and their two sons. They all fit in so well with us, and conversation never really gets dull.

I’m always so touched that they show an interest in our lives, or an interest in Dekker. While I obviously am well aware that Dekker is amazing, I feel very blessed when others see it too. Deks had been pretty on edge all day, but was a complete peach in the evening, walking from table to table, checking on everyone. After awhile, us kids headed downstairs for some video games until dessert. I’m pretty sure most of us ate our body weight in turkey and chocolate this evening.

Now, company is cleared out, everyone is in bed, the house is quiet. Such a fabulous Christmas 🙂 I love my family, and I love our friends. I love that Jesus was born, and whether it happened today, or mid-summer, I love that we celebrate His birth every year. I love Christmas!

And food. And presents.