Christmas Festivities (part 2)

This was our first year to spend Christmas at our own home! We had a relaxing Christmas eve together. In the evening we went to Red Lobster and then came home to sing some Christmas songs, read from the Bible, the and watch the Nativity.
Santa came early the next morning. Lamont's family has a tradition of hiding from Santa which is really fun. McKay hid with Lamont behind the recliner, Carter hid under the kitchen table, and I hid behind the counter. Sure enough, Santa made it to our house at about 6am. Much to the boys surprise he carried in a new bike for Carter and a Cars scooter for McKay. Tanner got a little Ernie doll. They were thrilled. We then opened presents as a family. Lamont gave me a huge surprise this year. I opened a present with some suncreen, lei's, flip-flops, and a cruise guide that said we were to set sail on Janurary 15 to San Diego and Ensenada, Mexico. It was such a surprise and I am so excited to go on the cruise soon!

The rest of the day was spent talking to family and playing games. It was a quieter Christmas than we are used to and we are still deciding on many of the traditions that we would like in our family. However, it was nice to not have to travel in all the Christmas rush with all the presents and we enjoyed our time together.