We had a wonderful time with family on Christmas Eve and Christmas day. We generally spend Christmas Eve at John's parents and then Christmas day at mine. When it is all said and done, Longji ends up with three stockings full of goodies, mostly candy. This year's anticipation was a little different for Longji because he had a better understanding of the holiday, whereas last year it was his first Christmas and he new something exciting was going on, but didn't quite get it until it was all happening. It can be extremely overwhelming for us parents, but for a six year old boy who has never had this kind of experience before, it is quite an event. His focus this year was more family oriented and of course, he congratulated Jesus on his birthday and sang to him a couple of times. Don't get me wrong, he loved all of the presents he opened, but yesterday at home he would open a gift from John and I and then get up to hug and kiss each of us telling us thank you. It was so sweet and he truly appreciated his gifts.
As for this week, we will spend some time cleaning out the garage...again. We have some serious planning/organizing to do and it is best we knock things out now while we are on break from school. January is going to be crazy and we will have little time on the weekends to prepare for the trip. Jordyn turns 16, John has a birthday and we will celebrate Chinese New Year also. This is one of the Chinese cultural events that we decided from the beginning we would celebrate every year with our family. We should know Wednesday for sure what our itinerary is for the trip and then we simply (it's really not that simple) wait.
The Laymon Family
John and the kids (soon to be 5 of them)
The boys
Santa's treats
Longji, Ginger and Jackson Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve, practicing with the new camera we got from John's parents. Yes, I'm in pajamas.
Christmas Eve, right before bed.
The stockings were too heavy for the bookshelf so Santa placed them on the couch. We are going to have to upgrade in the near future. More space will be a necessity.
Christmas morning, right out of bed. John and I were anxious parents up at 6:00am ready to go. Longji, however, slept until 8:00am and then we really started making noise to wake him up.
This of course is after we opened gifts. The "big" gift this year was the
Nintendo 3DS. Now John wants one! You can see one of our dogs, Ginger, with her little Santa in the mouth. She paced through the house for hours trying to find the perfect spot for her "baby." She's still pacing...
Airplanes are always a winner with Longji. Look at that smile!
Thank you Great Grandma!
More goodies!
Check out that happy boy!
Great pictures! Looks like it was a great day. We are anxious to hear about your travel plans!
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