"He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree."
-Roy L. Smith
Christmas has come again in the good ‘ol DFW, which means a flurry of presents, driving, more presents, driving, yet more presents, driving, and even more presents. If you need a definition of the word “spoiled”, all you have to do is follow us around on Christmas to understand what the word means. But ignore the presents for a moment and you will also be able to define other words such as family and love. These kids may be spoiled, but they are also incredibly fortunate to have been born into a family like ours.
The day started at our house of course, where the kids were able to practice their unwrapping skills. Despite all the new toys, including a ball pit and a piano that makes noise when you step on it, James’ present was a stick of Chapstick that he found in the stocking. Seriously, he walked around with it all day. I’m not sure if Ashlyn even paused between tearing open presents to see what she had opened before moving on to the next one.
Stop #2 was at Nina and Papa’s. It was great to see Scott, Fonda, Auntie Sisa, Uncle Jeff, and of course Baby Ben. Ashlyn was Nina’s helper and was happy to pass out gifts to everyone.
The traditional breakfast was served closer to lunch time, but that didn’t matter. The kids had fun with PePa and their new basketball goal.
The final stop of the day was at Grandma and Grandpa Wolfe’s, where the kids got to play with Cousin’s Amy and Heidi, Uncle Brian, Aunt Jasmine, Uncle Bruce, and Aunt Tracy.
Merry Christmas everyone!