Christmas Eve

Christmas arrived and I all the most important preparations were finished, such as a tree, main decorations, food and christmas gifts. We all went to gammelmormor (great grandma) to enjoy Christmas lunch with her and mormor and morfar. Mormor had prepared all kinds of yummy Christmas food and we left completly "packed". Aside from eating a lot of good food we also exchanged christmas gifts with gammelmormor.

At gammelmormor's

A book from gammelmormor

Noah with gammelmormor

A while after we arrived home mormor and morfar came over to celebrate Christmas with us. Morfar actually came late because he "had to go back home to get some sheets" and strangely enough Santa came by before morfar arrived!! Santa delivered gifts for everyone and soon after he had left, morfar joined us. :-) Unlike, the US, as far as I have understood, the children here get to meet Santa on Christmas Eve and we do not normally have the socks to which he delivers presents in the US. We do have some pictures/videos from Santas visit but unfortunately we cannot find them at the moment. Marlee was a little scared at first, when Santa knocked on our (little) door but was soon his wind up self.

After Santa had left and morfar arrived we all hade a good steak for dinner (not traditional) and exchanged presents, which took a few hours! I have very split feelings to all the things Children receive today, and they are way too spoiled, but I DO enjoy giving my children things that I believe are good for them and I DO enjoy seeing them so happy when they get surprised, such as wrapped presents :-D I am not proud to say it but it was pretty fun at the time that Marlee's most commen phrase this night was "Another one!" with such exitement every time.

Cristmas dinner

Opening presents

 

 

 

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