Christmas Day 2012

Christmas morning didn't go as we had planned this year.   Delma and I were up all night because she was so sick.  At about 8:00 am everyone was still sleeping so I went to put the cinnamon rolls in the oven and realized I bought the wrong ones.  They weren't the ones you can cook straight from the freezer so they were supposed to sit out and thaw for a few hours.  arggghh!!

When everyone woke up around 8:30 we weren't really in the mood for presents.  Delma was so miserable but was finally able to start keeping a little bit of liquids down.  Jason made oatmeal for breakfast, then after breakfast we waited a little while for Delma to feel better before opening any presnets.  At about 10:00 we brought all the stockings and everything in from the living room into he family room where she was laying down and let everyone look in their stockings.  I was really proud of my kids, they were more concerned for Delma than they were about not having the perfect Christmas and seeing what their presents were right away.  :)

Kiara got Little Petshop from Santa, just what she asked for.

Brennen got a super awesome nerf gun, he loves having nerf wars.

Delma got a two wheel scooter!  She had decided her 3 wheel scooter is too babyish and she was ready to move on.

TJ got a cute cuddly duck.

In their stockings their was also candy, a new book and a few other little things.

Brennen gave Kiara a Venus fly trap plant.  She doesn't look excited in this picture, but is really excited to try it out this summer.

Brennen got Delma a Merida doll, it made her smile.

Kiara got Delma a "daddy boingy"  She had the mom and baby that she got at the zoo the last two times we went.  She has really been wanting the daddy to complete her family.  I helped Kiara find one online to get for her.  They make a little boing sound when you press their middle.

The boingy family with their new daddy

Delma likes to hang her boingy family above her bed in the bunk beds, so they hang over her head. She is so creative!

Maggie was happy with her collection of new squeaky toys

The kids all picked out new ties for Jason

Kiara got an easy back oven.  I've been waiting for this day since I found I was pregnant with a  girl 9 yrs ago :)

Delma got the pink laptop she was hoping for

Brennen thought we were done when we gave him his last present that told him to go look in the shed

he got the snowboard he really wanted.  He had asked for one, then looked it up to see how much they are and told us he didn't realize how much they are (several hundred dollars new) and that he knew it was too much and was ok with not getting one.  

We were able to find a used one at a great deal and got him snowboarding boots to go with it, he was very surprised!

here is Delma  trying to look happy with all her new stuff

Grandma carol came out to visit us with Grandpa and Grandma Workman

Grandma Sheree surprised Kiara with a barbie car!  Grandma had taken the kids shopping a few days before Christmas to pick out their presents (which was a ton of fun) and Kiara wasn't' expecting anything else

TJ found the perfect spot to play with his new basketball hoop

Grandma and Grandpa Robison came to visit and bring the kids their gifts,  Brennen was thrilled to get an air soft gun.  TJ had a lot of fun playing with grandpa.

Brennen got a new fish tank with several fish from grandma Sheree, he was really excited about getting his own  fish and has been looking forward to it for several months.

 We spent the rest of the day just relaxing and playing with new toys.  Jason and the kids got me a hammock for camping.  Can't wait to try it out.

The next morning Jason went to the grocery store for a few things and they had this giant pink unicorn that Delma has been eyeing for a while on Clearance at 70% off.  Jason got it for her to cheer her up.

Delma and her new unicorn

Later that week Kiara got sick only luckily she only threw up once and was feeling better by the next day.  A few days later TJ got sick, he had a fever for several days.  Delma didn't end up eating anything in her stocking or playing with her new toys until Saturday (Christmas was on Tuesday).

Me snuggling with TJ when he didn't feel good

  I was glad it was a pretty lazy week with no school and no work so we could hang around and let everyone rest and get better.  We didn't get to do a lot of the fun things we had planned but that's ok.  It still turned out to be a great Christmas and the kids were happy.