We had a wonderful Christmas service at church in the morning and then a Christmas Eve dinner with friends and the kids opened one gift each...new pajamas and a comic to read in bed that night.
The kids at church Christmas Eve morning.
Sissi got a Lassie comic and elephant pajamas.
Gwangi got Minecraft pajama pants and a Red Ryder comic.
Krypto got Marvel pajama pants...
and a Jules Verne "Mysterious Island" comic.
Then, it's the wait for Christmas morning.
I woke up early to get the cinnamon rolls in the oven and make eggs and bacon to go with it. We also had some leftover homemade eggnog from the night before and yogurt.
Krypto put his bacon on top of his cinnamon roll!
Then, it's the final chapter in our Advent reading and Luke chapter 2 before opening presents.
Sissi went for her stocking first. She was thrilled to get a new Ortensia pin for her Disney lanyard along with some candy and a new Littlest Pet Shop character.
Krypto and Gwangi got some chocolate and mini games/characters in their stockings.
And a pin! Gwangi got an old Star Wars IV pin that I found on Ebay!
Krypto got an old Tron pin...they were both excited at my finds!
Sissi's next gift was the MP3 player she's been asking for. We'll download some music on it today for her to listen to on our trip.
Krypto's gift to Gwangi was a Super Mario Wii game. They can't wait to play with me, so they can see how we played Mario back in the "old days."
Sissi's gift to Krypto was a Marvel pin with Ironman, Captain America, Thor, and Hulk.
The boys combined and got Sissi another Dr. Who Lego set.
Fun to have a long sleeved "Gwangi" shirt to go with his short sleeved one.
And for Krypto, a long sleeved "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" shirt.
Sissi is very into elephants so we got her a pair of elephant leggings.
"Journey to the Center of the Earth" for Daddy.
Gwangi got a Super Mario character set and a new 3 DS Mario game to play.
Comics for all!
A cake decorating set from Tony and Yvette for Sissi.
Sissi got Gwangi a Superman pin.
Krypto asked for several digital things. He got Tolkien's "The Silmarillion" on Kindle from Gwangi and some Stellaris upgrades (Utopia and Synthetic Dawn,) plus a board game (Pandemic) that is still in transit, from Indy and I.
Some fun elephant jewelry for Sissi...earrings and an essential oil diffuser necklace in the shape of an elephant head.
A close up of Sissi's jewelry.
So thankful for the Hartsoes (Walker and Emma, you rock!) who sent a 3DS and a dozen games for the kids, they are all going to share it and have some fun!
Comics for Sissi!
Sitting and playing with his new Mario characters.
I got a card game that I think will be fun! I will try to play it with some friends this coming week.
Gwangi's comic collection! These are some old comics Jeff found on Ebay. He has the originals, from back when he was a kid, still in storage. These are now copies for the kids to keep and enjoy.
More Westerns for Daddy.
A joint kid game...Wacky Races. They love it!
A Minecraft card game for Gwangi.
There are still some gifts from family members that are in transit and the kids also have some money to spend from the grandparents and aunts and uncles...I think a trip to the Kathe Wollfahrt store in Berlin to buy some of their very own Christmas ornaments is on their radar.
It was a sweet and lovely morning and we'll take some time to be together, play games, and then pack this afternoon before heading to the airport in the morning for our time in Germany. Cannot wait to see friends there, visit many historical sites, and take some time to learn and relax. Merry Christmas to you all! May you be blessed and know the true reason for this holiday season.
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