Christmas 2016

This year Ipaco was closed both Christmas Eve and the day after since Christmas was on a Sunday. It was really nice to have the whole weekend. On Christmas Eve, Mom and I braved the crowded stores and got some last minute gifts and groceries. We had our big dinner that night, played TENZI and watched “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”.

McKenna stayed the night, so she slept on my bedroom floor. I didn’t sleep very good as I am a very light sleeper and she snores, but it is all good. We woke up on Christmas morning to a bunch of snow (about 10 inches). Dad and Chase got up really early and went up to the church to shovel the sidewalks. It was a feat to get there as the roads had not been plowed. The rest of us got ready for church. At 8:30 I got a text from Dad that they had decided to cancel church. Dad and Chase then came home and began digging us and the neighbors out. A snowplow didn’t go down our road until about 12:30 pm. If it hadn’t been Christmas, we all would have cleared our driveways and gone to church, but since the roads were bad and plows were scarce, we ended up staying home. Chelsea and her family came over for breakfast, which because of the weather, didn’t happen until about 11. After eating, we went to open Christmas gifts. The boys had a great time opening gifts and were spoiled. So were we. Chelsea gave me a neat bag to store my LipSense colors in, Santa brought a book, a movie gift card and a mouse pad, Grandma Dennis gave us super soft blankets and then from Mom & Dad I got a Defense Alert Device, a minky blanket, a purse, “The Secret Life of Pets”, and “Star Trek: Beyond”.

Chase was very excited about his gift from McKenna. She got him an amazing shaving kit and even had the razor engraved with his initials. I had Chelsea this year and I made her a stainless steel water bottle with pictures of her kids on it. I then spent a while helping Carson build some of the LEGOS he got. He is so smart and really good at it. Then they went back home and I took a much needed Christmas nap. McKenna, Chase and I spent a little bit of time playing Super Mario Brothers and then we went over to Chelsea’s house to see everything the boys got for Christmas and to play with their 9 puppies. We also ended up staying and playing “Headbanz”.