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it was a good day…

early morning tree...

early morning tree…

I slept fairly well and, of course, was the first to wake up… at 8 I started to move around the kitchen, sort of encouraging others to get the heck up…

stockings were full...

stockings were full…

we opened presents and then Skyped with Cyndi and Ron and opened a few presents with them…

everyone received an abundance of wonderful gifts (a lot of electronics this year) and we spent a good part of the day learning how to use them…

new tablets...

new tablets…

Jeff made us all breakfast and we continued playing with our toys…

we all came home in time to pop the turkey into the oven, have a snack, and play some more with all the fun things we’d received…

fun with the Leap Pad...

fun with the Leap Pad…

spoke with family and friends on the phone but wasn’t able to wish anyone a Merry Christmas… maybe I will be able to do that next year…

we've been waiting since the start of Advent to eat this tree...

we’ve been waiting since the start of Advent to eat this tree…

we had lots of fun… after supper we broke the chocolate Christmas tree and ate some of it for dessert after Jeff and I had a lovely hot tub… once the kids left I had a short nap and am enjoying the quiet house…

thinking of all the wonderful times we have celebrated Christmas in this house over the years, and how blessed I am even now