I figured that once I became a parent I would be woken up at the crack of dawn every Christmas morning to kids jumping up and down on our bed. I somehow escaped the torture of a 5am wake-up this year. Our Christmas morning actually started quite late because Cody decided to sleep in. I actually had to go and wake him up at 9:30am! Lyla, on the other hand, woke up at about 6:30am but was being ever so patient while waiting for her little brother to wake up so we could head over to my parents' house to open presents and eat breakfast. She never once complained or asked if we could wake him. She just sat by the tree and looked at her presents with a huge grin on her face. She mentioned over and over that "baby Jesus is her Lord and Savior".
After a delicous brunch, we headed up to the mountains to see my in-laws' new house in Running Springs. Even my parents and my sister came along for a quick trip. We enjoyed a nice fire in their fireplace and then the sunset over the ocean from their deck. It was COLD!
The next morning we woke up to SNOW! We got about an inch of snow that actually stuck to the ground while we were there. The kids were thrilled when they got to touch the snow...the cold doesn't seem to phase them like it does me. We bundled up and headed into the Village of Lake Arrowhead to walk around and check out the little shops. There's a cute little place called "The Tea Exchange" where we usually stop for hot chocolates. I got a white peach tea latte that was delicious!
We took a quick stroll around the lake and stopped into a few shops. It was a pretty lazy day...in a wonderful way.
I hope that you also had a Merry Christmas filled with love, laughter, and good food!
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