Jeff and I tried to keep Jonas awake with the assumption that he would sleep in, but it didn't work. At 4:30 a.m., I had a very excited little boy at my bedside. Luckily, Santa is smart enough to leave little goodies in a small stocking in his room so we were able to go into his room without disturbing anyone else and play a few games. Santa left him a deck of cards and a Bey Blade. After a round of war, I convinced him to snuggle in bed and thankfully fell asleep for another hour before the excitement took over again. Still, I stalled him until 6:45 when Dallin started to text us to get up so he could call too! Between both of my sons, I got very little sleep...but it didn't matter. This is a morning I'm willing to sacrifice sleep. It was so much fun having Dallin on the phone with us while we opened gifts! Can I just say how much I love being able to video chat with him so frequently? He was able to hang out with us in the morning then call back in the afternoon. Good thing he did too because he finally let us in on his little joke. He sent us a package with a Jack Daniel's bottle in it with what appeared to naturally be filled with whiskey. Of course, we didn't open it, but once he encouraged us to do so we realized it was just motor oil. Silly boy! Jacob and Amber had stayed the night and spent the morning with us too. Between Danny, Jonas, Amber, and Jacob we had a living room full of torn pieces of wrapping paper! Jonas was super excited to get his BB gun! Danny got some ski stuff. The family received a Nintendo Switch. And so much more. Amber got me a cute mug with a color drawing of Laurin, Amber, and I, and a little gift certificate for a girls night out. Laurin got me a Fab Fit Fun box. She was right when she said that I am too practical to get something like that for myself, but I'm already looking forward to the next box. Dad got vests and underwear. Haha! He pretty much gets himself whatever he wants so we have limited gift options.
After opening gifts, we had our traditional waffle breakfast before spending the day playing! That is something I love about the day. It's spent together as a family. There is no agenda. There are usually no work emergencies. There are no chores (other than making our traditional breakfast and dinner). It is simply a fun day together. Jacob and Amber left mid-afternoon and the rest of the evening was just the four of us: Jeff, Danny, Jonas, and I. As much as I loved the flurry of the enthusiasm of the day, I relished the calm evening. I couldn't believe it was done. All the planning and anticipation was over. The year is quickly coming to a close.
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