It really was rather quiet. We invited a couple of families over, but got no takers, so we had a very low-key, largely pajama-clad day. Emily suggested that we have pull-aparts for breakfast, so she and I started the morning by making the dough. While the breadmaker did its thing, we opened a few gifts. Once the dough was ready, the whole family (even Larry!) convened in the kitchen and rolled balls of dough, coated them in butter, and covered them in a brown sugar-cinnamon mixture. While that was rising and then baking, we opened more gifts. After a break to eat, we finished up the gift madness, and relaxed a bit.
Both Emily and Larry got new digital cameras:
Sarah enjoyed some Dr. Who related gifts...
a marshmallow shooter (courtesy of Emily)...
and some new rain boots! (She hates rain boots, but loves Converse sneakers. I'm hoping maybe she'll wear these high-tops as a lark...)
Emily received some new games for her Nintendo DS, along with a cool gaming chair for her room. Complete with new earbuds, she's set!
A couple of gifts involved no technology at all. Here, Emily sports her new jacket from Nana and Papa and knit cap from Mom. Who knew we'd chosen the same color? Couldn't be more perfect!
Among other things, Larry got a new sweater (we picked it out on our Canada trip over the summer)...
and a radiometer - just for fun!
The big gift for the whole family was a Wii. We decided it was time we caught up with the rest of the world before this technology is obsolete. Now Sarah can play the Harry Potter game she won at Azkatraz, and I'm hoping the Wii Fit we got to go with it will help me lose some weight in the new year!
Sarah and Emily decided to figure out on their own how to hook it up. They came petty close, and, with minimal help from Larry to finish things up, were playing tennis and bowling in no time at all. I have to admit, it is pretty fun.
Since we had no company, I kept our Christmas dinner simple. We had garlic pork roast, cranberry wild rice, green beans with bacon and brown sugar, and red (apple) and green (grapes) fruit salad. For dessert: a plum torte I made and froze back in October, with whipped cream.
The rest of the day was pretty uneventful. I watched some more Christmas movies, we all tried out the Wii, and enjoyed having a chance to just relax and spend some time together as a family.
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