Most of our present opening was done on Christmas Eve morning. We did, however, have one last gift to give the kids on Christmas morning. We surprised them with news of a family vacation to South Dakota this summer! We are going to rent a house for a week in Rapid City, near all of the monuments, and state and national parks. We are so excited to be able to do this with them and feel pretty confident that no matter what covid looks like, this trip should be a doable one.
After the excitement of the trip, we got loaded up to head to Eau Claire to see my side of the family. Mom and Dad hosted a Christmas evening meal for Luke, Annalyse, and Everett, as well as my Grandpa Arnie, and Uncle Todd and Aunt Wendy. Mom made cioppino, a delicious seafood stew to try something different. We had a nice time catching up with Grandpa, Todd, and Wendy, all of whom I haven't seen since Grandma's funeral in September 2020.
The next day was our family gift opening day. The kids had a blast opening their presents. Simon's favorite was a Melissa and Doug ice cream scooper set. Olivia was over the moon about her new Bluey house playset. Nolan thought it was so cool to have his own set of bluetooth noise cancelling headphones!
My favorite gift was the apron my Mom made for the two of us and Aunt Michelle and Kristin from Grandma Edie's green plaid holiday dress. I miss Grandma so much that it makes it so special that we can remember her and one of her favorite dresses every time we cook around the holidays.
It was a wonderful Christmas. It was so nice to be together with our family to celebrate and make new and wonderful memories together.
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