O where to start! We had lots of fun, family and food. You really can not ask for a better way to spend time! Christmas Eve we spent the day just relaxing. We had ALL of our shopping AND wrapping done! It was nice not to have to rush around from place to place to either celebrate or finish shopping. Later that evening, we headed to my Uncles house. That is always a lot of fun! Dinner for the evening was Turduckin...if you do not know what that is...its a chicken inside of a duck inside of turkey with sausage in between each layer. I wasn't brave enough to try the whole thing just the turkey part. That along with all the sides....it made for a very good dinner! A few glasses of wine, some dessert and gifts later, some good conversation was had by all.
Christmas Day was just about as low key as Christmas Eve. There was only two places to go to. We celebrated our Christmas at home with the kids in the morning then headed to Patricks aunts house then to moms house. The girls didn't get out of bed till 0730! I'm so glad that they aren't up before the sun kids! Saves my sanity for the rest of the day! They opened their gifts and stockings in an orderly fashion! Declan, was not feeling it. He woke up with a lil fever, and not feeling well at all. He opened one of his gifts him self and that was about it. The girls got A LOT of K-state stuff, so the house was full of purple! Way too much purple if you ask me. Need to balance it out with some Crimson and Blue!! For the afternoon at his aunts house it wasn't your normal Christmas dinner. We had soup and sandwiches. Its always a nice change of pace! Again lots of food, family and fun Instead of bringing gifts for everyone, we do a gift exchange. Everyone takes a number, then picks their gift. You can either steal someone Else's gift or pick a new one. It turns out to be pretty fun! After that, we went to moms to finish the day. Some finger foods for the evening and time in front of the fire, it was a great evening. The girls got their own tablets for Christmas from mom and my step dad! No more playing on our phones!! They love them! They have played with them and read books to their lil brother off and on all day today! It has been rather nice seeing them all together reading and chilaxing together!
Now you may say..."WoW, that is low key for a Carver holiday" well the reason for that is because we didn't have Christmas with most of Patricks side of the family. We were waiting for his brother and his wife to come into town with their kids. We have not seen them in a while, and they have a lil boy that is a week younger than Declan. It was a lot of watching them play and interact together. Declan wasn't too sure about what to think. He has only really had his sister to play with, no one his age or size. So this weekend will be a busy one. We have two more places to go on Saturday and then one Sunday. At some point we have to squeeze in two soccer games on Sunday.
So over all, Declan's first holiday season has been a good one. The girls have a had a great season as well. Now as I finish this, I cant believe that we are in the last full week of 2012. It has been a long yet, great year! For the most part, I wouldn't change it for anything. We added to our family, the girls have grown even more into their own and we have started some pretty big adventures. Here's to hoping that 2013 is the same if not better!!
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