We managed to have a pretty good one despite me falling down the stairs and damaging my big toe (I think braking it).
Evidently Santa got his holidays mixed up because I got Cadbury Eggs in my stocking. Or the stores are just crazy enough to run Christmas/New Years/Valentine's Day/Easter all together. Say it ain't so!
Oh well, I got Cadbury Eggs.
The girls' favorite gift has been the doll house Justin and I made them. Due to illness, it lacks a bit being finished, but they've been playing with it regularly, so we haven't taken it to finish it up yet. The stairs and edging are waiting to go in though.
Justin built, painted, and stained the house, and I bought the furniture from a woman who used it as a child herself. I papered, floored, and made mattresses and bed linens. The girls were with me the day I picked the paper (and each actually chose the paper for 'her' own bedroom, not knowing what it was for).
Nate's favorite gift has been Duplo blocks. My sister got him a set for his birthday and he enjoyed them so much he got more for Christmas. My parents got him a large set of blocks and we got him a fire station set. They have been used every day.
Here his men are putting out a fire in a house I built.
The kids favorite gift they all got were little foam dart guns. Nate got a bigger one and the girls and Justin each got a smaller one for defense.
They like shooting at the walls to see them stick.
My favorite gift of the year was The Jesus Storybook Bible. We've been reading from it every night. I love the wording and the illustrations. It is beautiful. I'm not affiliated with the company and don't get any money from it, but I highly recommend this book--I caught it half off at LifeWay, which was a great price and I've been told they run that special quarterly or so.
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