Happy Holidays
Wednesday December 26, 2007
Christmas morning started with a phone call waking me at 5:30 – though I didn’t get to the phone quick enough to answer, so I don’t know who was calling. Then, another call at 7:30 from my sister ensured that I wouldn’t be getting any more sleep.
I took a moment to light the tree and take a picture before chaos ensued and the kids started stumbling in to see what Santa had delivered. They indulged me with a photo before they tore into their stockings and they were thrumming with barely-restrained excitement as they waited for their dad to arrive home from work.
The wait wasn’t long, though, and soon we were all reaching for gaily wrapped gifts. Santa brought Samantha a pair of white Converse Chucks, while Hannah got her own acoustic guitar and Mitchell got the jumbo-deluxe tub of Legos – 1800 pieces!
Everyone got wonderful gifts that reflected their interests – iPod Nano, Happy perfume, Simple Plan guitar music book and Gossip Girl books for Samantha, Junie B. Jones books, Baby Born clothes, Diddl accessories, boots, fake nails and make-up for Hannah and Bionicle, Optimus Prime, Legos and art supplies for Mitchell. Aunt Barbara sent wonderful gifts including a pair of pearl earrings for Samantha and calendars geared to their tastes. Nana and Grandpa scored a Christmas homerun when the kids opened up first the Nintendo Wii, then a Costco-sized box of Starburst and then a jumbo box of fruit roll-ups. Their cheeks were packed with sugary goodness within moments of opening those gifts. Then the kids were over the moon when they found the gift from Uncle BJ, Aunt Linda and Amanda – a second Wii controller and Super Mario game!
Philip got lots of clothes that he wanted, a new winter coat, scarf and hat, an electronic weather station and a really cool universal remote. And once he hooked up the Wii, he learned just why it was the best family gift ever – bowling with your kids on Christmas Day is incredibly fun!
The kids shopped for my gifts without any help and I was so touched by their thoughtfulness – a real cashmere sweater that actually fits, a moleskine pocket notebook and a scrapbook made by Hannah. My sister sent a book of poetry I’ve been wanting for a long time – and a Beverly Hillbillies DVD. From Philip I got a digital picture frame, a couple of movies I’d never seen or heard of and a new camera kit – a Nikon Digital SLR.
Everyone had a wonderful day and the Wii was voted the best gaming system ever and the best gift ever – who knew video games could actually leave you with sore muscles?
We’d like to take a moment to thank everyone who kept us in their thoughts and prayers this holiday season and wish you all Happy Holidays!
Love,
Philip, Gina, Samantha, Hannah and Mitchell
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