We prepared for Santa by setting out his cookies and milk, as well as the carrots for Ruldolph and crew. The girls had to test the cookies to make sure they selected the best for Santa.
Grandpa Denny brought a Northern tradition to Texas by making and setting out an Ice Candle with the girls. I can safely say we were the only family in Texas with an ice candle on Christmas Eve! The girls really thought it was neat.
The next morning was very fun. The girls woke up, got Grandma and Grandpa and came downstairs yelling "The presents are here!". We opened our stockings, then had some breakfast before diving into the tree presents. My tradition is to make orange rolls, just the plain old Pilsbury ones in the can, and for a long time, my grocery store stopped carrying them. I was distraught thinking I'd go hungry Christmas morning. But, my Christmas miracle was at Wal-Mart where I saw a case full of those blessed tubular cans of goodness. I bought 3 to be safe.
We played with all our new toys!
We had dance parties!
We bounced at the bounce house.
We wore ourselves out!
P.S. I LOVE my new camera. Got a Nikon S710 - more camera than I ever expected in such a small package, and I'm really excited about all the options. It's been awesome taking pictures that actually turn out and aren't blurry! All the pictures above are from the new camera.
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