Our Christmas Holiday

On Christmas Eve, some folks in our ward had a party at the church, and it was really fun. One of the guys DEEP-FRIED A TURKEY, PEOPLE! We had a hilarious White-Elephant Gift exchange, in which the Grundbergs miraculously scored by getting a brand new Apples-to-Apples game. Sweeeeet. The kids also had a little gift exchange and all in all, it was uber fun. Afterwards, we stopped by Adam and Jessica's for a little family time, and then went home to face the seemingly unsurmountable task of getting our so-excited-they're-hyperventilating children in bed.

Santa's Little Helpers next had to put together the big Christmas present (a trampoline!! Thank you, Walmart!), and let me tell you, they DEFINITELY underestimated the time and difficulty of this project. And to add insult to injury, the little trike (Santa's gift to David) took at least 45 minutes to assemble. Come on, people! You're overestimating my intelligence.

The children slept mercifully late on Christmas morning (10am! What????) But boy, did they love it. They rode their Wiggle Car and Trike in circle around the house for about 10 minutes before we could get on with the unwrapping.

Stevie was crazy excited about each present. David was much too interested in whatever toy he just unwrapped to be bothered to unwrap ANOTHER present.
But the pièce de résistance was definitely the trampoline. The kids literally squealed in delight and climbed on the thing at break-neck speed. (and don't worry, that helmet isn't a substitute for the enclosure. Santa Elves were just too lazy to put it up the night before).

Then it was on to the kitchen for Steven and me to get started on Christmas dinner. And once again, no ingredients were accidentaly added or subtracted, nothing burned, and everything was relatively delicious. Joey (who'd driven down from Arlington), Dad, Adam and Jessica all came over and we enjoyed a wonderful Christmas dinner.

Grandpa outdid himself this year with the most amazing gift to each family. A Wii!! We were absolutely floored, and spent a good chunk of the evening boxing crazily one with another. (though I personally preferred tennis). I tried to post a video of Stevie's all-intensive fully body boxing, but Blogger isn't complying. So go HERE to see it.

After the fun and hub-bub of family was gone, we took a page out of Sarah's book and pulled out the Christmas candy, snuggled together on the couch and watched "Joy to the World." It's definitely my new favorite way to end Christmas day.