By Julie

We finished putting together the last of our Christmas cards today. The one advantage in waiting so long is that we were able to include a family portrait taken in front of our own tree. Ana and I had sent Kevin and Alex off to Home Depot to get "the biggest, prettiest tree they've got," and they chose this gorgeous, 7 foot tall Noble fir. It makes the house smell nice.

Today, while the kids were playing in the living room, we took all the presents into our bedroom and wrapped them there, leaving a few unlabeled, from "Santa." Believing in the chubby bearded guy was Kevin's tradition growing up, not mine, but the kids hear about Santa from school, daycare, and pop culture, and I don't see any harm in it, so we're preserving the tradition as long as the kids keep believing.

So all the prep work is done. The ingredients for our holiday meal are in the kitchen, waiting to be cooked. What's left to do but to start planning for Alex and Ana's birthday parties in January and February? Today I called up a party place and made a reservation for Alex's party. Apparently everybody else too busy with Christmas to think about January birthday parties, because I got my number one choice of date and time, yay!

Tomorrow's our last day at work before a week-long holiday. If you don't hear from us, it's because we'll be eating lots, sleeping late, hanging out with the kids, working just a teensy bit from home, and buying up all the good deals at the after-Christmas sales. See you in the new year!

Labels: kids, parenting, shopping

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