Christmas 2016

Ohhh Christmas!!! By the time I get around to writing about all of the aspects of Christmas it just seems overwhelming. 

Christmas was good to us this year.  We all were finally feeling better from our health issues and were able to enjoy ourselves. We spent the weekend before Christmas at Peggy's and my parents again.  I just can't get over how well that works for our families.  I know I say it every year but I just can't get over how nice it is to spend time with our immediate family and not feel rushed or overwhelmed.  The boys of course received way to many presents, and we are going to have to get rid of more old stuff than I thought to make room for new but it was great to see their faces and enjoy their excitement. 

Christmas Eve we had planed to go to aunt Terri's house and spend it with the rest of the Kaiser clan.  Dave and I were actually really looking forward to this because Christmas Eve fell on a weekend and we wouldn't feel rushed trying to get there and prepare for Santa's arrival at our house back in Lex. Unfortunately we ended up not going.  We both decided that we were all just started feeling good again and didn't want to risk the germs that come along with a big group.  I know that sounds crazy but we all really were sick for so long that we really needed to keep it that way for awhile before we started back up again on winter colds.  Staying home did give us time to watch plenty of Christmas movies, read "Twas the Night Before Christmas," throw out reindeer food outside and set out reindeer food and cookies and milk for Santa.  Jett followed along with Brody but it was so fun watching the magic of Christmas and Santa work on him. 

Christmas morning, was so fun!!! Brody came down and was so excited to see all the presents under the tree.  I want so bad for him to be that kid that screams in excitement but he shows his excitement his own way.  He looked at the stocking and all the gifts and careful picked out the ones that had his name on them.  Peggy had come down before the kids woke, which was fun for all of us to have her there.  We spent the day opening presents, watching more Christmas movies and playing with all their new stuff.  It was a wonderful Christmas!!!