Christmas

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Christmas morning

On Christmas morning, mom&dad, Jon, and Charlie&Arwen came over.  The kids had so much fun (of course) but next year I need to keep an eye out on the older two as they were opening gifts left and right (and behind the tree in some cases) so I didn't even get to see them open some of them.  Near the end, Abby commented that Tristan got so many more than her (he didn't) so it was clear that she opened all hers way too fast! For breakfast we had quiche that mom made plus baked french toast and sausages that I made.

 After everyone went home we let the kids play while Chad and I worked on getting dinner ready to put in the oven (prime rib).  Tristan insisted that he did not need a nap, but...

Christmas Evening

Then since we had a few hours until company arrived, Chad and I took a nap and then I went for a run.  During my run I was stopped by a policeman and asked if I had seen a man they were currently searching for, which did not make me feel good about being out running!  So I called Chad and he met me at the bottom of the hill and walked back home with me.  At dinnertime, Chad's side of the family showed up and we had prime rib with whisky cream sauce, mashed potatoes, Burgundy mushrooms, and Grand Parisian salad. We also had lefse, and cookies, and raspberry pretzel dessert.  And then of course we did presents all over again!

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