It's Christmas morning 2008. The one morning of the year when its MY turn to get up before Lloyd and make the coffee and see to the children. I know, I know, I should be ashamed lol. I am spoiled the rest of the year!
It is 8am now and I am sitting in bed having my coffee. The children waited until 7am before waking me. The golden rule! Then we went downstairs together to see if Santa had been! They got to open their stockings and have their gift from Santa. Lloyd stayed in bed (his annual once a year treat - and Sam is still asleep with him too.
Everyone was happy with their surprises. Abigail and Susie were thrilled to get a reply from Santa to the letter they left for him - and to see that the milk, mince pie and apple had been nibbled at......I suggested they didn't leave them quite so close to the fire next time ;) the milk had a skin on it last night - eeewwwwww!!!!
After that, while Chris was distracted in the kitchen, I reminded the younger 3 that they had to hunt for the Christmas pickle ornament! Off they went to look for it amongst the Christmas trees. This is a pickle shaped ornament we hide on Christmas Eve for them to find - the winner gets a prize (this year its a chocolate snowman). No one could find the pickle despite my clues and they all gave up - along comes Chris and walks STRAIGHT up to it!!!!! Gggggrrrr and it was in SUCH an easy place as Lloyd and hidden it somewhere fairly easy!!!!! Can't believe Abby didn't find it!!! So two years running now, Chris is the champion pickle finder!!! :)
So now Lloyd and I are having our coffee in bed while the older children are enjoying their stocking fillers - they always have a book or two each, including a puzzle book, a few little pocket money type toys, some candy and their main gift from Santa - enough to keep them busy all morning - as we don't open our gifts until after dinner - around 3 or 4pm in this house!!!
Sam will get his Stocking when he wakes up :)
Merry Christmas everyone.
Oooooooh watching a tv show now and its about The Tower of Terror at MGM.........omg I hate that ride.........wonder if I will go on it again - can I be THAT brave???????? or STUPID????????? hahahahahaha PROBABLY!!!!!!
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