The This and Thats of Christmas

This last Christmas break was simply marvelous. I got some MUCH NEEDED down time, and most importantly got to spend time with my very favorite people...my family. I got some good babysitting time in, and spent time with my adorable little munchkins. But first and foremost, let me tell you about Christmas with my family.

Usually, every Christmas Eve, me, my parent, and Gavbo get together with my mom's side of the family. Keeping the tradition alive, we did just that yet again this year. We met at my Aunt Becca's house, and has a delicious Christmas Eve dinner of ham and funeral potatoes. Afterward we participated in the widespread tradition of Christmas Eve cookie making. It is a tradition in my family that every year we make Mexican Wedding cookies. I do not necessarily like these cookies, but more than anything they are fun to make. The baby, Ireland, especially had a fun time with the pan of powdered sugar.

Christmas breakfast is always a big deal at my house. It used to be that we would attract a number of my extended family members for this, but as everyone started to have kids of their own, we started to have less and less come each year. But still it remains big for me, my parents, Gavin, and my Grandma and Grandpa Jackson. On Christmas Eve, about 10:00 is when breakfast preparation begins. We set out the infamous Heidi Gordon cinnamon rolls, and cook our delicious Swedish Rice so it can cool over night. On Christmas morning my dad adds to the plethora of food and makes sourdough pancakes. This year, I got a Cocomotion, so I added some frothy hot cocoa. I almost look forward to breakfast sometimes more than I do the presents.

Then Christmas night we got together with my Mom's family again, and made sandwiches with the previous night's leftover ham and Becca's magic crack rolls. We then just spent the rest of the night together eating yummy food, opening presents, in which I got a mini pillow pet piggy named Little Cory (named after Shawn Hunter's pet pig in Boy Meets World!), and of course a lot of laughter.

I love Christmas! And this year, since I now live further away from my family and do not get the see them so much, it seemed particularly special. Christmas really is magical, and I am glad to have such a fabulous family to spend it with.

We hope everyone had a very merry Kardashian Christmas!!