Christmas 2009

Well, Christmas came and went very quickly… as it normally does I suppose. Thanks to retail America, we start getting pumped up so early and then it’s over in such a flash!

This year, we spread the love and decided not to have a big celebration at our place. Instead, we spent Christmas Eve with Luke’s mom over at her boyfriend Garry’s house. A few other faces we hadn’t seen in a while were there as well and the evening was quite pleasant. Aidan has a freakish adversity to Garry’s dogs, which presents a certain amount of humor for everyone but him. But, other than that, we enjoyed a delicious meal and time well spent catching up. We were even able to Skype with Luke’s family over in Poland, which was quite a treat!

Later that night, we let Aidan open up the presents we got him. Skye had passed out in the car, so she kind of missed out on that part. But, Aidan… being the spoiled rotten kid that he is, got everything he had asked for and more.

Santa did make it to our house that night and brought even more goodies. I’m told he really enjoyed the gingerbread men Aidan had made and decorated for him, as well as the carrots he left for the reindeer. Aidan now has enough LEGOs to touch the ceiling! He also got the science kit he wanted and a few other things as well. I should hope he got everything he wanted after we waited in line for over an hour at the mall to tell Santa’s “helper” what he couldn’t live without! It turns out I’ve enjoyed LEGO Rock Band more than anyone else, so I guess I scored on that one!

Greta and Garry joined us over at my parent’s house for Christmas dinner. Amid puffs of smoke from the poor little game hens cooking and Oma laying sickly on the couch, we really had a great time. Never a lack of gifts at the Phillips’ house, the kids were again showered with presents that would later result in packaging filling more than two large garbage cans outside our house for pick-up. Such a shameful and gluttonous holiday, I know. But, the look on kids’ faces when they open stuff up is pretty priceless I have to admit. Even Skye was pleased with her loot, although Aidan’s stuff does seem to be more appealing to her.

Luke is off for the remainder of the holiday and doesn’t return back to work until after the New Year. So, we’re making the most of our time and trying to combine relaxation with entertainment. We’re hoping to have a date night this weekend, and Luke is planning some fun stuff for Aidan as well. I think they’ve got laser tag and geocaching on the agenda, as well as many hours spent with LEGOs, of course. Skye’s got Gymboree going on and maybe a trip to the park or two so she can play with her new bubbles. I swear that girl said “bubble” the other day… but, I can’t get her to say it again! At some point, we’ll have to get everything together for her birthday on January 9th. I can’t even believe she’s going to be one! Before you know it, Christmas 2010 will be here!