On Christmas morning, it was so wonderful being waken by the excited whispers of children. They were out in the living room peeking at their stockings and looking at the bicycles under the tree. We all got up and opened gifts and then had a delicious breakfast.
Kristy and Vic loaded up the van with most all the gifts and headed back to have Christmas dinner with Vic's mom. We kept the children here to give mom and dad a much needed break. Everyone said their goodbyes and mom and dad headed on their drive back to Locust Grove.
Saturday was a day to unwind from all the holiday festivities and relax and get ready for church with baths, hemming new pants etc.
Sunday was church, then we took the children to Applebee's to eat and stopped by the bookstore to get some reading materials for the children for quiet time.
Monday, pa-paw headed to work, and Ne-ne and the children worked in the house. The children learned how to do household chores in hopes that when they went home they could pitch in and give mom a hand. Christopher learned how to clean a toilet, Ginger learned to clean a bathroom sink, and they both learned how to clean floors. Christopher learned how to vaccum, Ginger & Sarah how to dust. Sarah learned how to help empty a dishwasher and how to rinse dishes to put in the dishwasher. Sarah also learned how to help Ne-ne fold clothes and match socks and fold them together. She became a pro at that and really liked doing that job. They all enjoyed learning and were anxious to go home and show mom what they can do now. Uncle Lee & Aunt Tara even made them chore charts to take home with their chores to do. They also learned that every morning when they get up they make their beds, and every day they put their dirty clothes in the dirty clothes hamper. Hope it makes a difference Kristy.
Monday evening Tara, Lee, Trinity and Sydney came over and we had their Christmas dinner and Christmas. The grandchildren love to get together. They behaved so well. Christopher and Ginger played Santa and handed out the gifts and Sarah gathered the gift wrapping as Tara, Lee and Trinity & Sydney opened their gifts. Here is a photo of all 5 of the grandchildren around the big horse Trinity received. The photo isn't the best but it is very hard to get 5 to all look the best at one time:
Tuesday, my friend Millie came by and brought the children donuts for breakfast and brought a special bag of fun things for them to do. One was some play foam beads. All of them really enjoyed playing with it, but Ginger really got into it. Ginger spent quite awhile making things. Before we knew it she had made a whole winter scene. She even got pa-paw's camera and took a picture of it. Here it it is:
Thanks Millie for the wonderful fun things you brought! Not only did she bring this she also brought two movies that helped entertain them too.
But, now for the best news, next year we are pleased to announce that we will have a photo of our grandchildren and when we do there will be one more in it. We just found out that Lee and Tara are expecting. We are thrilled. We are praying that all goes well. They have been told that the baby is positioned in the right place and no need to worry about an etopic pregnancy this time. They are very relieved. Tara is 5 weeks pregnant and we are praying for a safe pregnancy. We ask for your prayers as she was to have gall bladder surgery on Dec.30 and that was called off. We pray she will not have any attacks during the pregnancy.
Due date is August 28th!
Christopher, Ginger, Sarah & Trinity all had colds and I am happy to say went home feeling fine. However Ne-Ne & Pa-Paw, Uncle Lee, Tara, Kristy and Vic all have the cold now. So kids, be kind to your parents now....you gave it to them!
Oh and Happy New Year Everybody!
Love and Hugs!
Oh, it sounds like you had so much fun and excitement. I'm sure you had a blast...and that you are enjoying the peace that you have now!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a great Christmas. You are a great mother and grandma. Our prayers are with Tara and her baby.
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