Christmas Eve we made fudge and left it out for Santa with a glass of milk. Of course, we left carrots for the reindeer because they get hungry too. The next morning we all woke up and went downstairs to find the tree surrounded by gifts. Being on a budget certainly did not stop us from being creative and receiving gifts from friends and family. Each of the kids got a scooter, Avery got tons of dolls and Asher tons of cars. His favorite gift was a remote-controlled airplane from Granny that he chased all of us around with. One of Avery's favorite gifts was a roll of masking tape. That is what she asked Santa for, and apparently she knew what she wanted. She spent all day folding bits of paper and taping them together as letters and maps to her friends. It was snowing that morning, so we all awoke to a truly white Christmas.
The day before grandma left we all went to the Olive Garden for dinner. It was an absolutely wonderful dinner and I had a good time (sometimes that's a little iffy with the kids).
Before dinner:
Here, Avery is spending time with Nana, who gave her a dollar for letting her stay in her room through her stay (incidentally, Avery LOVED sleeping on the floor in our room).
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