Christmas Morning

Christmas Morning seems to come earlier and earlier every year, but the good news is that we don't let the kids go downstairs until 6:30 am. So even though they wake up between 4 and 5 am they usually go into one of their bedrooms and patiently wait until the clock strikes 6:30 before waking Chad and I up.

This year we had the added enjoyment of a small kitten and so after the kitten attacked all of the ornaments and started climbing the tree, we took the tree down. Our 2 year old cat Zaria didn't go anywhere near the tree so maybe there is hope for the tree in the future. We will just have to give Milo another year or two.

Most Sundays the 3:30pm church schedule is not my favorite, but I have to admit that it was rather nice on Christmas morning. We had time to open Santa gifts, have breakfast, open the other gifts (you know the ones under the imaginary tree), get dressed, take a nap, and still be on time for church.

After church we had dinner with the Hubers (Karen's family) and the Powells. As kids we used to always go to our friends the Johnston's house for Christmas dinner. This is the second year that we've done this with the Hubers and the Powells so maybe we are starting our own Christmas dinner tradition. All in all it was a great day. Merry Christmas everyone!