Our Christmas story!

It's Christmas day!
I have to say it has truly been one of the best I have ever had! I think it's also the best Christmas we have had as a family! It was a wonderful day from beginning. I got up earlier than my daughter! I had to pee, but I was also just to excited to hold myself in bed any longer. I was excited because I knew I had nailed the presents this year, I was also totally stoked about fondue. It is a new tradition for our family. Apparently it's something BigDaddy used to always do with his family, so he decided it would become a new tradition for us. I borrowed a deep fat fryer from my darling friend A so we could do the cooking (I didn't think it would be that fun so I didn't want to invest in one for ourselves) needless to say it was really fun! So now I gotta buy us a deep fat fryer! I love the meatballs, the fried onions were really good too. So as I was saying I got up way to early and started to get around the house getting the fire stoked up and picking up the blankets left out from the late night before, moving furniture for the family pic I was hell bent on getting in front of the tree with all the dogs and the fireplace! I totally did it and it's really cute!
About 20 mins after I got up BigDaddy got up and we started to get around. He let the dogs out and put the coffee on! Then he let the big dog wake Shy up! After some cinnamon rolls, a couple cigarettes, the family picture and devising a way to keep the big dog out of the living room while the chaos ensued, we got down to the really good business at hand.
Something you gotta know about our BigDaddy....he runs Christmas like a boot camp! He really has the best of intentions, however he plays "Santa" so he decides who opens what and when....we have a pretty long span of time in the middle where it's just Shy opening presents, but I like it that way....I can ask her if she really likes it and get a true answer and the best part of gift giving I get to see her reaction!! My favorite thing in the world is totally selfish I love to see people's reaction to any gift I give them. So after all the presents had been opened and we were all quiet just kinda playing with our new "toys". BigDaddy was opening his 206 piece tool set for about 45mins! Shy and I had spent an entire afternoon wrapping all the pieces individually! So it was with a great deal of pleasure I watched him unwrap and put it all together! I was playing with my new digital frame. Waiting very impatiently for my new laptop to finish charging up and Shy was playing with her new talking journal and talking non-stop! It truly was an absolutely perfect Christmas!
As I write this BigDaddy is still playing with his new i-pod....loading his music and whatever else on it! I am living the dream the sitting on the couch watching "A Christmas Story" while blogging! I just know it's gonna be an amazing weekend! All our appreciation and love to the Lord and Lady for all the truly wondrous blessings they have seen fit to bestow upon us this festive holiday season!
I hope you are all well!
Blessed Be!