Misc. Christmas Preparations

We had apples and pop corn for supper on Christmas eve. Then after church I let the kids eat as much of their gingerbread houses as they wanted. They mostly picked off the candy and pried off the cement-like frosting--which I'll admit is not bad, even after collecting dust on the kitchen shelf for two weeks. Hmmm, two drinks each. I guess all that sugar makes one thirsty.

We had the traditional make ahead egg and sausage casserole for Christmas breakfast. I delegated the bread-buttering to Nate. I think he licked the knife 2 or 3 times for every piece he buttered.

Meg was in charge of making the pigs-in-a-blanket for our kid-friendly Christmas lunch. (Dinner was a little more elegant, but not much. Such a relaxing day!)

Caleb spent the entire Christmas season at the hearth pushing the little red button that plays the Christmas story (interspersed with Christmas hymns and selections from the Messiah--thank you Aunt Bertha!) I fully expect his first words in the next few months to be either, "Now in those days a decree went out..." or the Hallelujah Chorus.

The perfect job for Nate: clipping the plastic net off of the Christmas tree. He made about ten times more cuts than necessary :)