Wii sure had a nice Christmas this year, in fact, wii would really rank this as one of the best wii’ve ever had! With all the fun Christmas presents, the Wii was by far the most asked for. Emma has asked Santa Claus for the Wii for the past two Christmases but he really didn’t think it was necessary or really an investment that s/he wanted to make, given the costs of the games and accessories. But s/he finally caved.
Our Christmas tradition involves coming down the stairs in the morning to see what piles Santa has left for each person. Santa does not feel that wrapping is necessary, perhaps because Santa is going green or perhaps because Santa is lazy (you pick whichever gives you a higher opinion of the big guy). The kids can hardly stand the excitement and I am confident that Santa enjoys planning the displays. This year, the kids were enjoying each of their piles before Emma finally turned around and screamed, “Wii!” because she actually noticed the pile of Wii console/accessories/games. So much fun!
We finally found the letter from Santa, including the message that his reindeer loved the special homemade reindeer food invented by Emma. They even dropped some scraps on the deck, which we inspected. Emma could hardly believe that the reindeer actually ate the tinsel. Yeah, me too.
Some of the highlights of our day included: yummy scones and fake Finnan Haddie (I used liquid hickory smoke flavoring on Haddock instead of the real thing), naps for Mom and Dad, playing with the Wii, exploring the world through Emma's new microscope, racing Dallin's new Lightning McQueen remote control car, a ride in Dallin's new wagon (just for the kids), sword fighting, gorgeous art for the walls, awesome homemade gifts, a DVD player for the van, gift cards (one of which was used to purchase a GPS!), and christmas letters! Whew! I feel tired now.
Aside from the fun, the generous and thoughtful notes and gifts from our loved ones brightened our day. We are always humbled by the great thought, care, and generosity that is shown to our family. Thank you so much to our wonderful families for loving us even when we are a thousand or two miles away. We miss you all so much and can't wait to spend more time with loved ones in 2010!
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