We have a tradition in the AuburnChick household. Because we’re away on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (in fact, most of the Christmas holiday), we always make sure we spend one evening together as a family. This is the night when we open our presents to one another…just the four of us.
Tonight was the night since we’ll be leaving early in the morning.
The tree beforehand:
I think we did a good job on the kids’ gifts. They seemed to be happy. Rooster got a shirt from Soccer Chick, a football, a PSP game, and a set of the most humongous drum sticks I’ve ever seen.
Chicky got an iPod adapter for the car (from brother), a Kohl’s gift card (she already went out and spent it on a really big collage picture frame), THE boots she HAD to have, and the devotion book A Call to Die:
The kids gave the Mr. the movie The Dark Knight (sickly Rooster and I are watching it right now), and a shirt.
Here’s what I got:
Mr. AuburnChick gave me an I.O.U. for an electronic row counter (KP) and the book 1776. I love history books! Soccer Chick gave me the C.S. Lewis book Mere Christianity and an insulated cup (it was from the Christian bookstore too). Rooster gave me the pink skin that’s on my phone (you can barely see it in the picture above).
Oh, and we gave the kids the game “Urban Myth.” Rooster and I played a round, and it’s a hoot! He said that he likes it because he’s learning things as he plays…
An all-around good evening. Now, if only Rooster would start feeling better. After we opened presents, he was feeling rather poorly again, so I checked his temperature: 102.6. Not good.
I’m hoping that the Lord, along with my tender loving care, will bring him back good health in time to really enjoy the holiday.
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