We are some of the meanest parents I know . . . at least on Christmas morning.
Before we go downstairs to open presents, the kids are required to shower and dress. Their rooms, the bonus room, the hall, and the bathroom must be absolutely SPOTLESS.
This is a beautiful thing. True motivation.
Around 8:00 A.M., we were ready to go down.
This was the first year Santa wrapped presents--this was popular and may become a tradition.
After opening the Santa presents, we took a break for our traditional Christmas breakfast--Oliebollen.
Oliebollen are a Dutch fried bread recipe passed down for generations in our family. I think my family might have called them scones when I was young. We like them sweetened with powdered sugar, honey, and jam.
This is a picture of my great grandmother making Oliebollen.
I won't bore you with all of the gifts we exchanged, but here were some of the most memorable:
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| A K'Nex roller coaster for Anika |
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| A scarf hand knitted for Morgan by a school friend. |
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| Anika gave me cute earrings that her friend made. They were a re-gift, but she doesn't have pierced ears, and I was excited to have them. |
BYU t-shirts for everyone. It's about time we had some regalia from our favorite school.
The basketball shirts were a smoking hot deal at $5 each. . .
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Jackie was excited to receive Anika's used unicorn, complete with a hole in the back. Oops--I guess I forgot to help Anika finish her Christmas shopping. |
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| Dad received his favorite cereal. You may not be able to see it, but along with the new beard, he's sporting braces. |
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| Jackie and Morgan had a great time the crafts they received from Aunt Rene and Uncle Jeff. |
Aunt Rene asked for some ideas, and then she and Uncle Jeff spoiled us with everything I put on the list.
Grandma and Grandpa gave the kids cash, which they were excited about. Morgan said, "That's more money than I've ever had at once." And our other Grandma and Grandpa are coming to visit this week--they always spoil us too.
It was a very fun Christmas morning for all of us!
2 comments:
Matt!
I LOVE the beard. If only I could grow one myself (both physiologically and BYU honor code-ally impossible right now). The shirts are great, but you NEED to come see the real thing (and we can visit In-N-Out, which is > than Five Guys).
Merry Merry belated Christmas. Looks like it was a wonderful day. Ryan especially likes the BYU basketball shirts. We are going to try to go to a BYU vs Airforce bball game.
P.S. we got a really sweet card from Morgan and Abby. I will write them back.
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