Abel and I recently attended a school Christmas party together. We had a long and crazy night out with friends from work. Haven't stayed up that late in a long time. It was fun to go out but it reminded me that I am 34 years old, and cozy nights in with the family are probably more my thing now!
Lots of things were going on right up until the winter break. The kids were busy with all sorts of activities at school. Gianni presented a project to his class on Christmas in the country of Brazil. Carmen was selected by her teacher for Student of the Month. She was presented with a certificate at the school assembly. She looked so scared up there in front of the entire school.
Carmen also sang with her group from her after school care program in a Christmas Show. The entire class dressed in PJ's. It was very cute and she was very brave.
For Christmas Eve the kids got dressed up in preparation for our regular gathering at Aunt Helen's house. They went out into the front yard and dumped their reindeer food for the hard working reindeer carrying Santa.
After reindeer food, we went up to Nonna and Papa's house where the kids were able to open a few gifts ahead of time to take to our Christmas Eve event. We always do this because it keeps them occupied at the party. Nonna and Papa always read them a story before we get into the car to go to Aunt Helen's house.
The kids did such a nice job at Aunt Helen's house. The food was amazing as usual and it is always good to see my grandfather's sister and her family. On the way home the kids were in their PJ's and Carmen was looking out the window for Santa. She saw him a bunch of times and reported on his location. Gianni then announced that there was an APP on the phone called Santa Tracker that tracks Santa. I pulled it up and sure enough, he was in Mexico! The next thing I knew, Carmen was asleep in the car. She gave up on looking because the tracker said he was in Mexico. Gianni watched the tracker on my phone the hole way home.
Christmas morning was at our house. We had breakfast with my mom and dad and the kids opened their presents from us and of course their gifts from Santa. Then later in the day it was off to Nonna's house to open presents from Nonna and Papa. They got so many nice things. Nonna made an amazing lobster dinner. It was delicious!
The Friday after Christmas we decided to drive to Flagstaff to find some snow. We found the snow, and bumped into our friends Sophia and Jonah! So weird that we drove three hours the exact same day and time that they did. It wasn't even planned.
The kids had so much fun going down in the sled. Climbing up the hill was not Carmen's most favorite part. Gianni had a permanent smile on his face the whole time.
This week the kids and I have slowed down a bit. Afternoon movies and family board games in bed have become tradition these last few days. The other day I was unloading the dishwasher and it was so quiet upstairs. I came up and found the two of them laying together watching a movie. Carmen plops her legs all over her brother and he doesn't seem to mind one bit.
My kids are not perfect. They throw their fair share of tantrums and
need lots of reminding, but I do love their sweet little faces to
pieces.
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