One of our family traditions that my kids would be thrilled if we skipped is cleaning the house and washing the sheets on Christmas Eve morning. I like help cleaning and I also want the house cleaned for the Christmas break. (Okay, what am I thinking? Does my house stay clean for more than 15 minutes let alone for 2 weeks? I think I need to reevaluate my expectations.) Really, it is me and Greg cleaning, Kate screaming, Enoch making more messes and Gavin doing whatever he can to get out of it. He was saved this year when his Grandpa Dee invited him and the older boy cousins up to the cabin to sled. We got most of it done and the house really did look great.
We promised the kids we would go to a movie after the cleaning was done (another tradition, one that the boys love). We saw Bolt, a movie about a cute dog who believes he's a super hero. It was a fun movie and Enoch loved it. After an exciting scene, Enoch turned to Greg and said, "That is one good dog!". Even Kate liked it and slept through about half of it. I couldn't believe how she could sleep through such noise until I ended up sleeping for about 20 minutes as well.
After the movie we came home and ate dinner, chicken strips and french fries (Gavin's favorite). Our family then read the Nativity story in Luke and talked about the meaning of Christmas. We let the kids open one present and they all got books (Gavin - The Ranger's Apprentice 1-3, Enoch - Big Bad Bullybug, and Kate - The Hungry Caterpillar board book). We read our books, went to bed and Dad went to pick up our big present.
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