Tucker Christmas 2008

Originally we were going to stay at our home and do Christmas morning just with just us and our kids and then that afternoon heading up north to Randy's parents new home they just moved into from Oregon and have dinner and help them unpack some more. But as you may know with plans and our family, they never hold up. The forecast was saying we were suppose to get 6-12 inches of snow (of which we saw maybe 2 or 3) starting Christmas Eve going through Christmas day, so we decided to jump the gun a little and head out Christmas Eve afternoon (well me and the kids, Randy came up in a his parents suburban, that he drove down from Oregon earlier, after he got off of work). We got to their home and the kids had a hay day playing with their cousins (who now live only 10 minutes away from grandma and grandpa). We unpacked some things, made dinner and waited for Randy and aunt Kristi to arrive so we could get on with our festivities. We had the kids (plus Randy and Kristi) play out the Nativity story while grandpa read from the Bible. It was soo cute. Randy was Joseph, McKenzie was Mary, Morgan was an angel, Kristi was a shepherd and Micah was THE wiseman (Malia was sleeping at this point). They even had a camel from their lawn Nativity set that we used as the donkey/camel.
Here's the wiseman giving his gift to Baby Jesus. Which by the way was a stuffed dog because we hadn't opened the box with the dolls in it yet. Sometimes ya gotta improvise.The angel and the wiseman waiting their turn, or should I say Kilroy.

Micah was just so stinkin cute, I couldn't help myself.

After we were done they opened their PJ's, got ready for bed and set out milk and cookies for Santa. They were sooo excited, I wonder how long it took them to go to sleep that night. They were sure quiet in their room though. Santa even left them a "thank you" note for the treats they left. The kids were quite impressed.When Randy's parents found out that we were coming up Christmas eve, they quickly unpacked and decorated their tree for us. I thought it was soo cute. It just wouldn't have been the same without at tree, thanx mom and dad.

Christmas morning came such a shock for us. The kids slept in until almost 8, don't ask me how or why, apparently they were tired. So we all got some rest that night, yeah for us. They quickly tore open their stockings, we ate some breakfast and then got into the mess of presents that were under the tree for them. Malia got an old school Jack-in-the-box. She loves it.

Micah was really excited for Woody, he's been carrying him everywhere with him.

Morgan has been asking for an orange kitty because when she turned 3 she got one that came with a little cat house and apparently it was lost somewhere before we moved here. Since our move here, she has been constantly asking for an orange kitty. We found one, kind out of thin air and had to get it. She was ecstatic and hasn't put it down since.

The big gift for the fam was a Wii and some accessories. Mac has been asking for that and a DS since she played it at the Youell's. Apparently Santa listened this year. Grandma, grandpa and Kristi bought a few things also to enhance their gaming experience. Santa was smart and got 4 controllers and a guitar hero that came with 2 guitars. So their hasn't been AS much fighting over things. Not that their hasn't been fighting, but just not over who gets to play, cuz they ALL do.

"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night."