Well, I guess Finn will have to wait to open the rest of his presents. Once he saw his new train layout, that was the end of his interest in anything else. Who needs books and puzzles?
It’s a beautiful day here. Not a cloud in the sky, and it’s not too cold. It’s a good day for a walk, but who can leave the trains?
How’s your celebration going? Do you do your gifts on Christmas morning or Christmas Eve?
have always been a big part of Christmas for me. It’s the present I remember the most from my childhood and we always have a train going through the village under the tree.
We do one gift Christmas Eve and the rest we just finished opening while watching George Bailey save the Building & Loan.
Merry Christmas to all.
Our living room is filled with a huge wooden train layout now – Finny has been in heaven all morning. He’s napping with Thomas the tank engine as we speak.
they’re 2 they’re 4 they’re 6 their 8 hauling coars and shunting freight down the hill and round the bend, thomas and his friends.
who’s narrating these days? I love the ones with George Carlin, although Ringo is classic.
this year, christmas comes on the 26, which is when Sam arrives.
yesterday we gorged at my parents, today/tonight is wrapping presents, watching bad Xmas specials on the tv, drinking beer, puffing a few doobs, and eating some brownies.
My nephew elliott got a lego train set, and he’s obsessed with it. meanwhile I subscribed to Seth Macfarlane’s twitter feed, where he mused that a train set isn’t a very good Hanukkah gift.
that made me laugh, but you know how I am.
Sounds like a nice way to spread out the holidays – I hope Sam is going to be down all week, so you get to spend a chunk of time hanging out.
I almost forgot:Merry Christmas!
Oh I miss those train days! We opened our presents this morning with the soundtrack provided by my oldest son.
He got a Martin guitar (made in the USA!) and hasn’t stopped playing it since he took it out of the case. The rest of us are reading, cooking, playing games and looking forward to eating roast turkey.
Merry, merry Christmas to you and your family.
What an awesome present, and how nice to get to listen to him play while opening your presents!
The Martin factory tour has always been on my to-do list; it’s not far from here.
We’re enjoying nap time now- the older boys have already trotted off to for their next round of holiday fun.
That’s right I think the Martin factory is in PA. We are all experiencing a turkey coma. Sounds like you have had a perfect day.
which model?
The morning of, but this morning the parents were at church so we just finished. I never need anything, although I asked for a toaster because my parents’ toaster oven always burns my toast.
Later we’ll eat, then go to dad’s parents’ and have dessert/coffee.
I got a Hello Kitty toaster last year. Looks awesome in my kitchen. 🙂
Merry Christmas!
at least it was an actual present that occupied his time.
you all weren’t dumped for the cardboard boxes the toys came in
That happened a week ago, when he discovered the delights of shipping boxes. 🙂
We opened our presents last night – I sent Gavin (my sweetie) scurrying all over the house chasing clues (in doggerel rhyme) to find her last present, which was a book sitting in plain sight next to where we kept the gifts. It was awesome.
This morning we volunteered at a local homeless shelter. It’s a great way to spend the holiday.
After completing our song in church with only 1 or 2 glitches, we went for a nice walk. It is 45 F in Sioux Falls. We might as well be in Hawaii.
It seems to be unseasonably warm all over the country, er globe, this week. Nice for getting outdoors, but always a bit alarming.
Boo…
God Bless You…
Merry Christmas to you and your family…
My family always celebrated Christmas Eve by attending church in the early evening, coming home to eat a light holiday meal and then opening gifts from each other. As children, my sister, brother, and I would then wake up on Christmas morning to gifts left by Santa, which were not wrapped. Those were laid out on the couch in the same space every year.
When I got married, it turned out that my husband’s family celebrated on Christmas Day, so that made it easier to carry on the tradition. On good years, like this one, my sister and brother both are able to come home from out of town. We had a wonderful time hanging out, playing board games, eating our weight in home made cookies and enjoying each others company.
This year my middle son was able to come home, too. He’s working for Habitat for Humanity in Charlotte, NC, and he hasn’t been home since August. That was my favorite gift!