On Christmas Eve Eve Jayden wanted all of us to open the gifts she got for us. She puts a lot of thought into finding a customized gift for each of us. She really enjoys giving her special gift giving. She is very thoughtful.
Christmas Eve morning we were all up preparing for our Christmas with Wahlert family at our home. I spent most of my time in the kitchen preparing. The kitchen is not a place where I feel right at home like some people. Nothing goes like it should or turns out quite like I hope. I try, that is the best I can do. Mark volunteered to grill the steaks, so that was a huge help and he did a great job. He also bought and prepared scallops. I fixed smashed whole potatoes that were seasoned, creamed corn casserole, and sweet potatoes. I wanted to make the sweet potato dish with marshmallows on top in memory of Aunt Alice. She made those almost every Christmas. My marshmallows all melted into a liquid. I attempted a layered jello salad. I was alternating red, green, and white. The white layer had sweet condensed milk in it and never set up. It was a mess and had to be throwed out. I also made a jalapeño popper cheese dip for the evening. Mom and Carina brought snacks and sides too. We had food for lunch and tons of food for later to snack on. Then of course we all contributed cookies and candies we all made. We had so much food! I had the kids read a little Advent passage and Jayden summarized it in her own words because she thought it was too advanced. After our lunch, we passed presents around and started opening Youngest to oldest. Levi would get so excited each time he would open a gift. He had so much excitement and enthusiasm, it was funny. There were gifts for everyone and lots of nice things. After gifts we had games. Some board games, some video games, and some just sat and watched. We finished the evening with grandma and grandpa watching a a movie .
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