Christmas Day.

Once again, we were awake well before the kids.

This is tradition in our house. When they were

little, I marvelled at family and friends who all

shared how they would be up super early in the

morning and would have all their gifts open even

before the sun rose. In our cottage, it has always

been the opposite. We literally have to wake all

the kids and now grandkids up so we can get

the day underway. I'm grateful but it's always

been so interesting to us they don't get up early.

A little bottle of Bailey's Irish Cream for my

breakfast. It is my favorite. Creamy and smooth!

I have to grab the photos from the morning

off my phone so just a few quick shots for

now of the day. Dh opening a special gift

I have made for him, all the way from over

the sea ~ Turkey. He had not idea of what

it was and it was fun as he tried to guess.

Hard to see so I'll have to share once it's

been installed on the wall. The artwork

is a big angel with a motorcyle and the

nickname of my lovey guy "Wild Bill."

This will be hung up either in our little

mudroom OR in the garage. It will hold

his helmet, gloves and keys for storage.

No motorcyle yet. Down the road in time.

Dd#1 went one step further and found him

a helmet and dd#2 bought him the leather

gloves he'll need to keep his hands intact

when riding. Now I'll need a helmet too!

It was an amazing morning that took a very

long time to wrap up (my pun for the night!)

with stockings, breakfast, tidy up, then the

opening of gifts (one at a time with Santa

handing each one out), marvelling at the

sweetness of our family to each other and

then showers, turkey and sides all prepped

for dinner. A quiet afternoon to play and

then it was time to sit down to eat the most

amazing dinner once again. Never gets old!

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas Day.

I'm loving reading all the posts from my buddies.

~ Chy