Christmas Eve

Traditionally we do our present opening on Christmas Eve.  This is a German tradition that Kevin's family has been doing forever.  I personally like this tradition!  Especially since we get to open our presents mostly before anyone else!  :)  And it allows us to have our own special Christmas morning tradition with Peyton at home.  

Dawn, Brian and Maddie flew down from New Jersey and arrived around lunchtime on Christmas Eve.  We shucked oyster and had Mom's delicious Oyster Dorette for dinner.  Then after dinner we took some pictures of the kids and then had the kids exchange their gifts to each other since Maddie had an early bedtime.  She was a little exhausted (as well as Dawn and Brian) from the travel so she was truly ready for her sleep by the time the first present exchange was done.  So Dawn and Brian decided that she can open the rest of her Christmas presents on Christmas day. After she was settled in, it was time for Peyton to open his gifts.  Peyton once again racked up on presents.  He got a Little Tykes police push car, a truck book, a truck with a trailer and boat, Thomas Matching Set, and a new Tonka dump truck.   After Peyton finished opening his presents and was busy playing,  it was the adults turn.  I had a great Christmas....I got my new Nikon S6000 point and shoot camera, a Amazon Kindle, an IPod Nano and a new cell phone.  I was so excited and  like Peyton I didn't know which to play with first!  :)  Kevin racked up too with Playstation 3 including all the accessories (plus other stuff).  I say we had a wonderful Christmas!!  :)  

While we were opening the last of our presents Dad fixed us some spiked eggnog.  Mom and Dad put their drinks on the floor next to their chair since all the tables were packed with gifts.  A couple of minutes later we hear Mom scream Zack's name.  Zack snuck under their chairs and lapped up all of Dad's eggnog and half of Mom's.  We all thought this was hilarious because about five minutes later Zack jumped on the couch and passed out for about an hour.  We knew he was feeling the drinks because Zack is always in the middle of everything and the fact that he was passed out on the coach told us what was going on!  We had a drunk puppy on our hands....but I watched him carefully to make sure he didn't get sick.  Fortunately for us Zack didn't get sick.  We were all surprised since he did not just inhale eggnog but spiked eggnog.  So funny!