I should probably clarify that this is February 3, 2013 and not Christmas time. I took a bit of a break from blogging this winter but I figure I should still make note of what happened at Christmas. It was a fairly typical Christmas. This was Carter's last year with Santa at Day Care. I think they've had the same Santa since Callie went there and he's great because he's one with a real beard. The parents bring a gift for each kid and Carter sat very patiently until it was his turn. I'm glad he was in the first half because as more and more kids get their gifts it gets louder and more chaotic.
Callie's Christmas Concert was pretty good. They have two sessions because it's such a big school. I went with Barb, Reg and Sean Duke in the evening. Looking back on my own concerts I'm glad our school was small enough that we could sit beside the stage and actually see all the other kids. Kerry has to spend the evening in her classroom with her class waiting to sing. She does get out long enough to see Callie who looked very good in her newly knitted scarf from Gub. We didn't realize why she wanted it until we saw she was singing Frosty the Snowman.
It was a good year for gifts. No giant toys and I think everyone was happy with what they got. Barb and Reg got an iPad mini from everyone and we had a similar everyone gift of a TV. Callie and Carter both got lot's of lego and Uncle Ronnie helped Carter put together his Tyrannosaurus Rex. As per usual, the first Christmas is with Kerry's family and my parents come down for New Years. We also got in our traditional fondu and had a second one with the Dukes in between Christmas and New Years. A busy time.
Christmas number two had my Mom and Dad come down just before New Years. We keep the tree up until January 1 so we put the new set of gifts under the treat and have a second present opening. (If you count Daycare, Corey and Carmen coming over, Kerry's parents and then my parents I guess technically we have four Christmas'.) 2012 was another great year. Looking forward to Maui in 2013!
