It's interesting to see how our Christmas traditions have evolved each year. Two years ago the kids wanted to sleep under the Christmas tree, so we decided to do it on December 23rd. This year the kids also made blankets for each other, so it only seemed right for them to also open the gifts on the 23rd. This year the kids did a secret santa gift exchange, so we had them open the gifts today. Although I must say, they weren't very good with keeping the secrets.
The most important thing about the gift exchange was the letter. Each child wrote a letter to their sibling and they had to write three things they liked about them. It was so nice to hear the loving things they wrote about each other (and I wrote a letter for Owen.) Carter was very happy to receive the nerf gun he has been wanting from his little brother Owen.
Haha, he hasn't even opened the package and he is already screaming for his remote control helicopter from his sister Ava.
Owen received a penguin lovey and rattle from his big brother Dawson. There is Ava, always loving on her brother.
Ava received some trolls from her big brother Carter.
This worked out great because the kids have been off school for a week, so it gave them something new to do today.
It was an air battle in our house today. Mike got a mini drone as a supplier gift from work, and he was flying right alongside Dawson's helicopter. I'm pretty sure the dog has PTSD.
And right now, this is what I'm looking at.
Merry Christmas Eve Eve
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