Christmas of 2009 was a bit different. Wednesday morning Dylan checked his schedule and found out that he was on long call. That meant he would be home Christmas Eve morning (if he didn't get called for a trip.) It had been such a busy month that he really needed to stay home and relax. Then, Christmas Eve morning, he checked his schedule for Christmas day and was on long call again! He was (most likely) going to be home for Christmas! Then I called my brother, who lives in Port Orchard, to see what his plans were. He decided last minute that he would take the train here and join us - yippee. Also, I found out that my friend Sara was going to be alone so we invited her over. My sister and her Fiance, Kevin, were coming over too. Yippee - a full house!
We decided to cook spaghetti. It is an easy dish that makes plenty. Yummy. So we cooked and ate and talked and laughed the night away. The boys had fun and Riley opened one gift.
My brother, sister and Kevin spent the night so they could be here Christmas morning. I was up early. Kyler had decided to sleep in until 8, but I was up at 6, waiting for him to wake. So I took advantage of the time and cleaned the kitchen and got prepared to make the dutch babies for breakfast.
We had a wonderful breakfast and then all sat down to open our gifts. We had a great time! We discovered that for some reason, Kyler likes to sit in boxes. I am pretty sure it was my sister who put him there. I Dropped my brother off and the train station at noon, got some lunch and then got the boys down for a nap. My sister and Kevin took off and Dylan and I settled down to watch Julie and Julia (cute movie which has inspired me to blog more.)
At 5 we headed to out neighbors for dinner. They have a little girl who is 3 1/2. Riley had a great time playing with her. I think he even got some kisses from her =). It was wonderful spending time with our neighbors, a great way to end a great Christmas.
