Christmas Morning

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

My house is quiet. Everyone is still asleep. At 9 am.

Weird. But in a nice way.

We celebrated Christmas last night. Mark thought he had to work, so we planned on opening presents Christmas Eve, but then he got the day off. Kids wanted to keep gift unwrapping on the Eve.

So last night we watched Family Stone. My Christmas Eve movie. It's kinda predictable, but has a few laughs and gets me teary eyed at the end. I need to get a little emotional to truly love a movie!
Some of my fave quotes:
"Don't dilly-dally there, pretty lady. We're all gonna be down here talking about you." and "You have a freak flag. You just don't fly it."

I'm sure you can find it on Netflix.

Then we feasted on tamales and beans and chips and salsa. Yum.

I also bought a ton of deserts, but no one was really hungry by then (we had appetizers too).

Next it was present opening time. Emma kept asking all night "can we open presents now?" She was so excited. It's nice to still have one that can hardly wait! I think everyone was pretty happy with their gifts. Just a few clothing items need to be exchanged for larger sizes.

Then a QT run, breakfast was made and chilled overnight in the fridge, then we all went to bed.

So this morning, I just have to bake that casserole and some cinnamon rolls. That's it. Nice and relaxing!

We're going to Mark's parents' house today for a barbecue and to Zoo Lights tonight.

Moments to remember:
Mom spitting wine all over herself.
Mark giving a toast (new tradition?)
"It's a Samsung"
Listening to my family talk and laugh while I'm getting tamales ready
Alec walking through the front door in his work clothes and everyone laughing and cat calling
The smell of the undecorated tree (just white lights and a star on top), it's like it was showing off for the holidays!
Katie screaming as she opened her Hello Kitty sketch book.
Trevor/Chelsey falling asleep on the futon while Emma, Mark, and I made the breakfast casserole.
Being surrounded by my family.
Being surrounded by my family.
Being surrounded by my family.

Merry Christmas. And I hope everyone has some special time this holiday with their loved ones!

And no, I did not take a single photo. Had the camera phone all ready, but instead just sat back and enjoyed the moment. And I don't even regret it this morning.