Kylie Ann & Uncle Ryan
Justin & Great Grandma Anne
Christmas 2010 was great. Like Thanksgiving, we hosted at our house. But, this time, no turkey fiasco. There was a prime rib fiasco, but more on that later.
As with tradition we celebrated on Christmas eve with the Hechts. This year was extra special because Grandma & Grandpa (or should I say Great Grandma & Great Grandpa) Anne & Tony Raub were there. Of course Brooke was elated when she saw all the presents. She was so excited, in fact, that she not only opened all of her presents, but she also opened up about 75% of the other presents in the room. We just about lost one of Kylie's presents, too, as Brooke was tearing through everything. Justin and his mom had to go through all the garbage to find it. Needless to say, she had a great time. My parents and brother came into town that evening and came over to the Hechts for a visit before we all headed home to wait for Santa to come the next morning. :-)
Bright and early on Christmas Day, Brooke woke up. (I shouldn't put all the blame on her, though. I was already awake.) Brooke opened hers and Kylie's Santa gifts while the rest of us enjoyed coffee and/or mimosas. The morning was so relaxing. After a few hours, we started opening the rest of the gifts. Everyone was completely spoiled. Brooke got a new kitchen (and a new baby nursery the day before from the Andersons). Kylie got lots of great gifts, too, including a Winnie the Pooh Hunny Bear blanket from Uncle Terry and a My First Christmas blanket from the Andersons. And, they both got savings bonds from Grandma Wendy & Grandpa Kenny. Before I forget, Brooke also got a washer & dryer and ironing board from Grandma Patti & Papa Mike. She loves them.
That afternoon and evening we played a lot of pinochle. My brother, Terry, also learned to play and did a great job. In the midst of everything, we popped the prime rib in the oven and had plans to eat by 7:30ish. Well, I didn't do the math completely right and the prime rib wasn't ready to eat until after 9 p.m. Even though it was late, it was still delicious.
We are so blessed to have so much family to help us celebrate the holidays.
