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Davin’s favorite song this season is “Stars Were Gleaming” from the Children’s Songbook and he sings it all the time, especially at bed time. “Silent Night” is a close second, followed by “Pop Goes the Weasel.” Fun times in the Rees household!




We were all excited to see Christmas “brought” to our house. The boys were out of school the week leading up to Christmas and so I planned some adventures to keep them occupied, including a trip to visit friends in Winston-Salem and visit Old Salem. We also celebrated my birthday; Chris spoiled me by taking me to the new Mint Craft and Design museum and to George’s for dinner. It was a fun week but we were ready for Christmas to come.




On Christmas Eve we made the traditional Rees family German dinner complete with bratwurst, red cabbage, and potato salad. We told the Christmas story through our own nativity, and then lit our German pyramid, told stories, and sang carols. The boys were excited about their costumes and had a great time being shepherds and wise men. After decorating cookies for Santa (and trying a few to make sure they were Santa-worthy) and opening their Christmas pjs, the boys went to bed with little fuss.




Davin woke up around 7:30 and the rest of us were ready to go except Rowan who was soundly asleep (sleeping much later than normal, of course!). Finally we lost patience and woke him up. He soon recovered from his sleepiness in time to follow Davin down the stairs. Sure enough, Santa did come! Stockings were full, gifts were under the tree, cookies were no longer on the Santa plate, and the “reindeer food” Davin left out was devoured. We had a great time opening gifts together and we received very thoughtful gifts from family and from each other. Later that evening, we enjoyed having friends and the missionaries over for dinner. As the evening waned, it even started to snow, a rarity for Charlotte. We woke up the next day to a good amount on the ground and church cancelled (hopefully we aren’t to wicked to say that we enjoyed another day playing at home and in the snow).

Comments

Janine said…
Merry Christmas! AND Happy Birthday. Sorry I was too lame to remember to wish you on the appropriate day. I love the pictures you posted of the children. Everything looks so idyllic!
January 1, 2011 at 5:45 PM
Davis and Laura said…
Happy you had a great Christmas! Miss you guys! :)
January 2, 2011 at 6:54 PM
Heidi said…
happy belated bday! sounds like your holidays were wonderful! those ebelskivers look delicious!
January 4, 2011 at 7:42 AM
Melanie Herway said…
Oh I love it! I'm excited to have Christmas at "home" next year. I can't even tell you how much I miss you!
January 7, 2011 at 4:51 PM
Brian said…
Thanks (once again!!) for taking such great pictures of our kids! They're cute to start with, but somehow that cuteness is magnified by your camera work. It's just a shame that, no matter who takes the picture, I always look like a goofy, lanky nerd.
January 20, 2011 at 11:09 AM
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