Quiet Morning.

 When our kids were growing up, we

truly had to wake them up EVERY

single Christmas morning. The two

of us were always so excited for the

day to being and yet our kids, always

good sleepers, would not rise early

like all our friends kids and like we

both did growing up. Incredible but

true. My friends would call to ask

me how day was going and I'd have

to share that we were waiting for the

kids to wake up! No dark Christmas

morns for this out of the norm family!

And it has never changed to this day.

We were awake early, excited as always.

It is nice to chill and gaze at our tiny tree.

But soon the sun was up. I went off for

a shower and dh went to start breakfast.

A sunny day with so much frost from the

day before. It lasted well in to the afternoon.

A first glimpse of the tree on Christmas

morning. No kids yet! Just us and music.

Pretty sun reflecting on our tiny gallery

wall. Can you spot the furnace controls?

Stockings by lamplight, full and ready

to be opened. If only we had awake kids!

In time, they emerged and we finally got

the day start by late morning. First brekky,

then stockings, then dh becomes Santa,

handing out each gift and we all watch to

see the expression on the giftee's face.

So much fun. So worth the long wait!

~ Chy