Christmas Highlights

It was different having Christmas on a Sunday.
I was pretty worried that the kids wouldn't cooperate, but they did really well.
We woke everyone up and got ready for 9am church. We had just enough time to eat the sugared cereal Santa left out on the table and to look through the stockings set out on the couch.

After returning home from church and eating the traditional omelets and orange juice, the kids put back on their Christmas pajamas to open Christmas presents.
Brian's sister, Elaine, came over to celebrate with us.

These are our "paJANAs", because Grandma Jana made them for all 60+ grandkids.

Everyone loved the ride-on toys that Santa left for the kids' big present (the real, anonymous Santa Claus). They raced and drove all around the house and around and around and around the kitchen table. They were a huge hit!

We also hosted Christmas dinner for Brian's siblings. We didn't know it until late Christmas Eve, but it turned out pretty well. We even found a place for all 20 of us in our small house. We had White Sauce Lasagna, garlic bread, cinnamon jell-o, and salad, with eggnog and ice cream for dessert. Yum!

It was a very delightful and merry Christmas!