If you ask Sofia, she'll tell you "Hooray! Christmas is here!!!" She has been counting down the days since Thanksgiving. For Jose and I it is more of a sad feeling - if Christmas is here, then the Holiday season is coming to a close. We have all greatly enjoyed all the time we've spent in our family doing fun holiday actvities.
I'm still trying to get the hang of this blogging thing - so the month of December is in reverse on our blog (which is how it would have been had I been posting regularly!!!) Hopefully as we go into the new year, I will be able to keep it current!
Friday, December 28, 2007
Christmas Morning
Christmas morning began with Jose waking me, "Jolynne, it's 6:30!" Agggggg!!! I had prepped the kids the night before - Sofia and Alex were not allowed to get out of bed until it was light outside (8ish) and Nikki was prepared for a 6am wake-up call (because she prefers to sleep until 10am). Unfortunately, I forgot to tell Jose of my plan to sleep in!
So we woke up my mom and dad, and my brothers (Conrad and Brandon) and then proceded to get the kids up to open gifts. Everyone was happy with all of their gifts and we had a great time together. Although we did miss the rest of the Knight Clan - Laura and Adam spent Christmas in Denver; Kristi, Steven and kids stayed in Page; Amberly, Ivan and boys were in Detroit with the new baby; Kurt, Jenn and kids with Jenn's family somewhere warm; and poor Karl... he spent Christmas working up - camping out in the mountains where it was about -12 degrees!
Merry Christmas to all!
The Silver Bullet
Christmas Eve, Conrad and Brandon were wrapping the gifts they had for the family. At one point in time, Conrad showed me a cut up 2 liter bottle and said they needed it a way to make it so that it was not see through. I said, "cover it with aluminum foil." From that point on, they couldn't stop laughing.
The rest of us joined in the laughing on Christmas morning when Jose was inducted into the "brotherhood" with a Ricky Bobby air freshener for his car and a box of Winchester bullets!
Teknos together
Santa brought both Karolina and Sofia what they wanted for Christmas - a puppy! They've
had a great time playing with their Tekno Dogs together!
Abuela's Calderon
Abuela wanted a larger aluminum Calderon similar to the ones she had purchased in the latin market. They were no longer available around here, so I searched the internet to find one. I ordered it the beginning of November from a company in Miami. It arrived after Thanksgiving, and to my great surprise... it was as big as the hubcaps on my van!
Unfortunatly, I knew this would not do (especially after Jose and Erika started laughing just looking at it!). So I went through the process of exchanging it for one more suitable in size. It arrived just in time for us to give it to Abuela for Christmas.
For the record - 44 centimeters is quite large when it comes to cookware!
Tubing at Soldier's Hollow
We had a fun afternoon tubing with David and Emily and their kids. It was quite cold (about 12 degrees), but everyone bundled up and the cold didn't seem too bad until the sun started to go down.
Visiting Santa
Nikki and Alex claimed to be too big to visit with Santa this year. Sofia on the other hand told him just what she wanted for Christmas, "A Tekno Dog"!
Temple Square
After enjoying the Handbell Christmas Concert, we walked over to Temple Square to see the lights. It was beautiful and snowy! We didn't appreciate the snow as we drove home, it took us over 1 1/2 hours instead of the normal 35 minutes. Needless to say, it was a long evening.
Riverton's Christmas Around the World
We went to the Christmas Around the World Celebration, and Sofia actually petted a real reindeer. Sofia and I also got to play the handbells, which was neat because the next evening we went to see the Handbells on Temple Square Concert. On our way home from Riverton's celebration, we stopped at McD's for hot cocoa, and Nikki read us an email from Abuela Daisy with interesting facts. After she read the line, "It's impossible to lick your elbow," the members of my family felt it necessary to try it out and see... How embarrassing!
Making our Gingerbread House
We had a great time creating our Gingerbread House, although things got messy when Nikki decided that Alex should also be part of the house and covered him with frosting.
Off Track Fun
Sofia and Alex have been off-track since the beginning of December. We have had a great time enjoying the winter and getting ready for Christmas. Their first off-track day they spent sledding and playing in the snow.
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