First Christmas in England

Our first Christmas in England! We were woken up this morning at 7:00am - not by the big boys, but by Jeb. Wow, the boys are actually sleeping in on Christmas morning?! Not to worry, we were up 15 minutes later. Jacob and Aiden were so excited to see the milk gone and cookies eaten (Sorry, we just can't stomach England's mince pies!). So, we opened our stockings. Tom fixed some breakfast, but noticed there was no heat! The boiler is broke! We called the rental agency, but of course no one is there and the emergency repair man wasn't answering (would you?!). So, we bundled up. It's 50 degrees out, so no big deal.

Off to church later in the morning. It's not "Merry Christmas", it's "Happy Christmas"! Otherwise, the service is about the same as in the states.

Back home...now for the big gifts from Santa. Legos! (Daddy is happy!). Then the gifts from family in the states. It's just not the same when you don't open it with the people who give it. We are missing our families today. Of course, they know us so well, so the boys are super happy with their gifts. Dinosaurs for Jacob, trains and cars for Aiden, and baby stuff for Jeb.

So, I am sitting here this Christmas with a smile on my face. I hear Jeb cooing, Aiden playing with a truck and Tom and Jacob playing Legos. Wait, Tom is telling Jacob not to touch the Legos...I think he's reliving his youth. Even so, it's music to my ears.

Merry Christmas!