Christmas Eve 2022 was so mellow. I loved it. Corbin and Aaron kept the fire going all day long. The girls texted friends, the boys kept a contact ping pong tournament going, the littles were crazy with pre Christmas excitement and made their own wrapping paper for their gifts. The girls and I made butter candles for Christmas Day and started bread for Christmas dinner. It was just sort of a lazy snuggle fest most of the day.
In the evening, Paul and HolleeAnn and the kids and my parents came over for dinner. We had our traditional tamales, and my parents brought a giant key lime tres leches cake from table Mesa that was unreal delicious. My dad and I “passionately exchanged words” about politics and racism. I’m grateful I was raised free to speak my mind about hard things and controversial topics. I love my parents for this.
After dinner we read from
Luke 2 and acted out the parts. Reese tried to be free of this tradition, claiming emancipation now that she’s 18, but was easily coaxed into a role as a sheep and then an Angel. We watched the nativity story, sang a few Christmas songs, listened to Corbin and Quincy play cello, Nico and Gigi sang cute songs, and the other kids performed songs on the piano.
After the kids went to bed, Tommy came over and he and Reese helped play Santa and finished wrapping the last of the gifts for us.
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