I was seriously on the ball this year for Christmas. I think becuz of Disneyland, I made sure that EVERYTHING was ready ahead of time. And it really made for a relaxing Christmas. We got back from Disneyland on the 15th and the next night was my December Bunko. Full pedicures and manicures for EVERYONE and a whole slew of yummy treats and fun pampering gifts from robes to slippers---Christmas came early for me !
Then came our first family party---Fischbecks!
We met at Mama Maurio's on Saturday evening for dinner, followed by candy train making (we delivered three this year), followed by the child gift exchange, followed by the adult gift exchange. "Due to the economy" we did a white elephant gift exchange and I have to say that some of the gifts were a little odd. Not to mention the inordinate amount of lotion that was being regifted! But Waverly scored big and got a baby doll ---just in time to replace the horrors at the hand of Laetner. Delainee got a coat that was just a little bit too small, and Laetner got a novel. No worries that he can't read, he immediately took to coloring ALL over the pages (on both illustrations and just plain text) On the adult gift exchange we got some arbonne lotion---which Waverly BEGS to have put on her after her baths now, and we also got a baby backpack---so you can go hiking with a baby on your back. I tried to steal an umbrella from Megan during the course of the game, but that didn't pan out to well for me. Luckily she gave it up and the end of the game just to be nice. On Sunday we delivered our candy trains to the 'friends' of our choosing and sang the infamous 'Fischbeck, Choo-Choo-Choo Song'. Although most of our spectators weren't too impressed.
Monday night came the FULLER party! We met at my brother Doug's house in Maricopa and the highlight of the evening was when we dressed up the dads as Christmas trees. Scott and Jeff ended up the most colorful---with children wrapped as gifts at their feet. But I love Doug and David with the Christmas bulbs in their mouths.
Court makes for a very sad looking Christmas tree.
After Monday night we had NOTHING else on our agenda until Christmas Eve---and honestly no Christmas shopping or ANYTHING left to be done. It was such a good feeling.
Tuesday we packed up as a family and stopped by QT to make our own individual gourmet hot cocoas. We then headed out to Circle G Ranch, Cherry Lane, and of course the Temple to look at Christmas lights. It had been raining that day and so there were EZ up shades all over the temple grounds to keep the displays from getting wet. It definitely changed the authenticity of some of the scenes. But I think becuz it had been raining that everyone was staying home, becuz that place was a ghost town. We did our best to take our time, but I tell you that little Miss Waverly was a TERRROR. In our out of the stroller she was no fun, so we just hefted her over our shoulder and headed for the car. These were the only shots even salvageable from that night!
When it came time for Christmas Eve we were all prepared to do a mini version of Thanksgiving. I cheeseclothed a turkey breast to see how important the brining process really is----IT REALLY IS! But we had the homemade rolls, the mashed potatoes, the stuffing, and Marissa even made sweet potatoes for us. (We ended up inviting Court's parents over along with his siblings Mark and Marissa). After dinner we all sat down and watched Home Alone in our brand new pajammies. The kids LOVED the movie. Then it was finally off to bed to await the joys that Santa would bring....
Then came our first family party---Fischbecks!
We met at Mama Maurio's on Saturday evening for dinner, followed by candy train making (we delivered three this year), followed by the child gift exchange, followed by the adult gift exchange. "Due to the economy" we did a white elephant gift exchange and I have to say that some of the gifts were a little odd. Not to mention the inordinate amount of lotion that was being regifted! But Waverly scored big and got a baby doll ---just in time to replace the horrors at the hand of Laetner. Delainee got a coat that was just a little bit too small, and Laetner got a novel. No worries that he can't read, he immediately took to coloring ALL over the pages (on both illustrations and just plain text) On the adult gift exchange we got some arbonne lotion---which Waverly BEGS to have put on her after her baths now, and we also got a baby backpack---so you can go hiking with a baby on your back. I tried to steal an umbrella from Megan during the course of the game, but that didn't pan out to well for me. Luckily she gave it up and the end of the game just to be nice. On Sunday we delivered our candy trains to the 'friends' of our choosing and sang the infamous 'Fischbeck, Choo-Choo-Choo Song'. Although most of our spectators weren't too impressed.
Monday night came the FULLER party! We met at my brother Doug's house in Maricopa and the highlight of the evening was when we dressed up the dads as Christmas trees. Scott and Jeff ended up the most colorful---with children wrapped as gifts at their feet. But I love Doug and David with the Christmas bulbs in their mouths.
Court makes for a very sad looking Christmas tree.
After Monday night we had NOTHING else on our agenda until Christmas Eve---and honestly no Christmas shopping or ANYTHING left to be done. It was such a good feeling.
Tuesday we packed up as a family and stopped by QT to make our own individual gourmet hot cocoas. We then headed out to Circle G Ranch, Cherry Lane, and of course the Temple to look at Christmas lights. It had been raining that day and so there were EZ up shades all over the temple grounds to keep the displays from getting wet. It definitely changed the authenticity of some of the scenes. But I think becuz it had been raining that everyone was staying home, becuz that place was a ghost town. We did our best to take our time, but I tell you that little Miss Waverly was a TERRROR. In our out of the stroller she was no fun, so we just hefted her over our shoulder and headed for the car. These were the only shots even salvageable from that night!
When it came time for Christmas Eve we were all prepared to do a mini version of Thanksgiving. I cheeseclothed a turkey breast to see how important the brining process really is----IT REALLY IS! But we had the homemade rolls, the mashed potatoes, the stuffing, and Marissa even made sweet potatoes for us. (We ended up inviting Court's parents over along with his siblings Mark and Marissa). After dinner we all sat down and watched Home Alone in our brand new pajammies. The kids LOVED the movie. Then it was finally off to bed to await the joys that Santa would bring....
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