The Southams

Christmas Day

This was our first year that we had kids waking up all night in anticipation of Christmas morning. So at 6:30 we finally let them get their stockings. (In our home the kids are allowed to get their stockings without us, it keeps them occupied and allows us to sleep a little more if we want too.) Since we are totally mean and torturous parents we make our poor kids wait to open the rest of their presents until we have watched the movie The Nativity and talked about Jesus birth and the great gift God gave us in His Son. Then we make them eat breakfast, I know it's almost a mutiny every time. Especially because we eat a special Christmas breakfast that is a tradition from Cameron's family and it takes and hour to bake. So when all of that is done we start with the presents. This year was hilarious because Aftyn for some reason had NO desire to open her presents it took her FOREVER. It was really cute. But we all had a great time and of course the kids are already counting down the days until next Christmas.