Our Christmas Eve was spent on sacred ground, a location where many insist miracles regularly occur. The massive cross marks the site where the first Mass was celebrated in the United States. As special as it was to honor the birth of our Savior on the historical grounds, it wasn't our original plan. However, as is usually the case, Plan B turned out to much better than attending Mass at our church that was exploding at the seams with people.
After Mass, we returned home and for the second time in recent years engaged in a Christmas Eve blind wine tasting complimented by a mouth-watering buffet of savory and sweet treats. This is easily my new favorite family tradition!
By 9pm, we had moved on to another activity for entertainment...the gift exchange! Jaxon was thrilled to receive some video games, his one and only request of Santa. Hopefully, Santa had something else in that bag of goodies that he could substitute.
We received a variety of thoughtful and generous gifts from our loved ones, but if I was forced to choose one gift that stands out as the most "memorable," it would be the t-shirts that Aunt Kelly purchased. This episode is brought to you by letters V, S, J, and B!
With all that we received, a visit from Santa seemed absolutely pointless, but he showed up anyway. Of course! Thankfully, I was still awake when he arrived and was able sneak a photo of the loot for the blog before I headed off to bed. I was certain the display would be ransacked quite early by two little boys that had anxiously awaited this day for months and months.
However, Anh and I were actually awake long before our two little guys. Which is shocking on multiple levels! Eventually, Baylor was coaxed downstairs, but he refused to summon his brother for the big moment. I guess he knows that Jax is not a morning person, even on Christmas.
Or maybe Baylor just wanted a few minutes alone with the new toys. That's probably closer to the truth.
I must admit that Baylor showed remarkable restraint until Jaxon made his appearance. Then, all bets were off, and it was every man for himself.
Both boys seemed thrilled with Santa's gifts of a Battleforce 5 racetrack and character cars, Iron Man toys, and an arsenal of weapons and targets to recreate Jaxon's favorite TV show, Top Shot. Watch out, Would-Be-Burglars! I will have two excellent marksmen to protect our household!
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