What a wonderful day! Matt and I woke up around 8:30am and were surprised that Chloe was still out cold. So we took care of a few last minute details waiting for her to wake up. Matt couldn't take it anymore and declared, quite loudly, "Michelle, what are we going to do with all of these presents?" It was only a matter of seconds before we heard her door squeak open. She was still sleepy so I am sure Matt woke her up. She couldn't see the presents right away because of how the furniture in the living room was set up. Of course as soon as she saw the piles of gifts she was beside herself. We let her get into her stocking first and see all the goodies that were in there.
Matt woke up Aidan soon after. Aidan saw his toy tool bench and an extra large stuffed monkey he was so excited he could barely talk. He was so excited to play with his new tools that we could barely get him excited about digging into his stocking. After the kids got into their stockings and found lots of candy, cool new flashlights and Christmas rubber duckies, we opened the rest of the kids' presents from Matt and I. Aidan got the ABC magnet set he loves to play with and Little People of course. Chloe got an American Girl doll that looks just like her and a bunch of clothes and accessories to go with it. The kids than opened their presents from their out of town relatives. By than Aidan had the whole present thing down and tore into packages with glee despite being a little tired and still a little sick.
We had breakfast right after that. Nana and Poppa joined us for a delicious breakfast of eggs, sausage, hashbrowns and cinnamon rolls dripping with frosting. We all ate until we were stuffed. After we cleaned up and got everything put away we headed back to the tree to open more presents. The kids spent the better part of an hour opening all the goodies Nana and Poppa spoiled them with. A lot of what the kids received were toys to play with at my parents' house (not that Matt and I complained about that). Chloe got a lot of much needed clothes and Aidan got two tricycles (one for our house and one for Nana and Poppa's) plus much more.
After the presents were exhausted, the kids played for a little while and than it was nap time. Aidan and Chloe both needed a nap. Chloe didn't get one but laying down for about an hour seem to give her the rest she needed. Aidan crashed for about three hours. The poor little guy was still in the grip of his nasty cold. It gave the adults the chance to have a quite, relaxing afternoon.
In the late afternoon my brother, Michael, sister-in-law, Kim, and Kim's mom, Gerri came over to have dinner with us. We had a good time chatting while we all worked together to get dinner ready. I was able to use some of my new Christmas presents to set the table. I got brand-new wine glasses and beautiful red chargers that made the table look festive. We all enjoyed the supper of roast beef, potatoes, carrots, and salad. We had sparkling apple cider to drink which Chloe took a dislike too (her tastebuds have been weird lately). Aidan loved the apple cider and had an immediate sugar rush after two glasses full.
After dinner we had both Cox families over for dessert. We had so much dessert we didn't have the room to eat it all. Chloe and Claire played all night with Aidan annoying them at every chance he got (he's such a good little brother). We relaxed and chatted all evening about all kinds of things. We laughed at silly things the kids did and had a wonderful evening.
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