On Christmas Eve, I had to work but I got off early so we could go to 4 pm Mass. The kids did great in church. It was obviously very crowded but it worked out fine. After Mass, we went to McDonald's for dinner. We always use to have Christmas Eve dinner however with Brian's family out of town and my parents not in the best of health we decided we would just do everything on Christmas. The kids enjoyed eating and playing there.
When we got home we decorated Christmas cookies for Santa. Austin and Sydney loved icing and putting sprinkles on the cookies. They made the cookies with me earlier in the week. They enjoy being in the kitchen with me. They are good cooks. They fight over who puts in the next ingredient however we have learned they take turns and it keeps everyone happy. Then we got ready for bed. Austin made the plate of cookies for Santa. He gave Santa about a dozen cookies. He must of known how busy Santa was going to be. We read "The Night before Christmas" book and went to bed.
After the kids went to sleep, Santa was very busy building Austin's request a "real space rocket". It's a really good thing that Santa is an engineer. He always comes up with the craziest and best ideas. The Honda Oydassy became a "real space rocket". It had wings that were hung up though the back windows. Projectors were on the roof so we could have a front and rear view from the space rocket. It had back exhaust pipes too. It was covered with white trash bags and the appropriate decals to make sure it was clear it was a space rocket. Santa did not finish until about 2 am. It was an exhausting but fun project for him.
On Christmas morning, Austin woke up around 5am. That is usually what he does and he wants his diaper changed and go to downstairs to sleep on the couch. He knew that on Christmas morning he would have to sleep the remaining time in our bed. It was fine but I realized why we never let them sleep in our bed. My parents arrived at 7am. The kids were still sleeping. They waited downstairs until the kids woke up. Austin woke up first. It was his job to go wake up Sydney and tell her what day it was. That was awesome to see.
They came downstairs together and were excited to see all the presents under the Christmas tree. We got a few pictures and then they started opening up their gifts. Austin got a very large fire truck with a fireman dress up suit. He also got a car race track and a cash register. Austin also got a toy space rocket so he could always play with it after the real space rocket was taken down. Sydney got Elsa, baby stroller, and a princess doll house. She got a policeman outfit to dress up with Austin. They had a really great Christmas.
After they opened up all of their toys we ate breakfast. Brian's grandma always use to cook Christmas breakfast. It was an important tradition for him. Now that she is gone and his family lives in South Carolina I always make sure I cook a special breakfast. We had scrambled eggs (Austin's favorite), pancakes, cinnamon rolls, and sausage. It was simple but nice.
After breakfast, we showed Austin there was a letter from Kristoff (Our Elf on the Shelf). The letter was very nicely written and told them they had one last gift and to follow the signs to the real space rocket. The also opened their real space rocket helmets before going out to the garage. When the arrived outside they got to see the "real space rocket". Austin was very excited and enjoyed his ride. The first mission was only the 4 of us but then Austin got to go back inside to get Meemaw and Papa and show them how the space rocket works. Austin enjoyed showing them. It was very cool for him!
The kids took a nap and then we went down to Meemaw and Papa's house for dinner. Santa also made a trip to their house. It was really cool watching them open gifts there too. I really did not know what they got so it was fun to see. Each of them got a remote control car which was a big hit. They got a lot of bath toys such as bubble paint, bath crayons and spray soap. Sydney got Rapunzel and Austin got some more trains for his train set. He enjoys his train tracks a lot. They had a really good Christmas.
I had to work the day after Christmas. Brian had a fun days with the kids and all of their new toys. Kaitlyn even came over to ride on the real space rocket. Brian was off during the holidays and it was awesome! We had some much needed quality family time. It was the best Christmas break ever! We even got the kids sleeping in until at least 7 and many days 8am.
The weekend after Christmas we rode Lolly the trolley in downtown Cleveland to look at Christmas lights. It was fun to ride the trolley and listen to Christmas music and see a lot of cool Christmas places in downtown including the Christmas Story house.
Also during break we also took Austin and Sydney bowling for the first time. It was fun. They needed help getting the ball down the lane however they preferred to do it themselves. Austin was able to by the end of the game. Trish and Kaitlyn joined us for the bowling trip too. It was a great time!
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