We're gearing up for 2010 and I'm fired up to look ahead, but for just a minute, I thought I'd look back to the Clausen Family Christmas 2009. It's hard to believe that it was less than a week ago...
We spent Christmas Eve in two parts. The first was a VERY festive celebration at the local Methodist Church. It's not our usual Church, but the combination of reflection, live-action holiday stories, joyous caroling and participatory Nativity scene (we added two sheep and a shepherd to the mix) was perfect for our young family. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that my camera would've been welcome, so I have no pictures of that. :(
Then it was on to my parents' house for a yummy Christmas Eve dinner and some early gifts. My brother and SIL got right into things with the kids:
After that, we came home and E got to writing the annual letter to Santa. It's always important to make sure they ask Santa not to ho-ho-ho in the house, as that would scare the girly girl.
They put three heads into it to make sure it was just right:
In the morning, there was joy throughout the house. E was surprised to find a new bike on the deck outside:
Mr. N was stoked with all of his football loot:
I believe that this was part of an end-zone celebration:
And Foxy was just happy with anything, including a water bottle:
My husband showed mad love for the gift he got from his boys (even if it was purchased with ulterior motives):
And when the rest of the family showed up/came back after showers, we had food, libations and more merriment.
The kids took a break for some Mario Kart:
My SIL showed that she was a very good sport:
And my brother demonstrated that Chargers love doesn't disappear just because there are candles on the dinner table:
In short, it was fun and festive, and we were grateful for it all. I hope you enjoyed your own holiday as well.
See you in 2010!
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