After we opened presents Christmas Morning we cleaned up, got dressed and waited for Grandma and Grandpa Schuth to arrive. It was just going to be the 6 of us for the day. Most holidays I would be more than happy to cook a family dinner but frankly, Christmas Day is the LAST day I want to be cooking, cleaning or driving anywhere. My girls just want to play with their new toys and I want to spend every Christmas minute with them! Christmas comes and goes so quickly I just want the day to be as carefree as possible. Thankfully, Grandma & Grandpa wanted to keep things easy too. It might sound ludicrous to some but we opted to go to the local Chinese Buffet for an early dinner. Fa Ra Ra Ra Ra!
Around 1 pm we got in our cars and drove a whole 3 minutes to the Chinese Buffet. Huey and Lee the owners were happy to see us! We've been visiting the buffet and ordering take out from this restaurant for 8 years! We enjoyed our usual favorites; soup, egg rolls, fried rice, sushi, crab legs and hot sake... as well as some traditional holiday turkey, ham, stuffing and mashed potatoes. It was delicious! We left the restaurant 90 minutes later with full happy bellies!
Grandma & Grandpa were getting tired and had a long drive back to their condo so they left around 4 pm. Around that time the girls were wearing out too. We laid Mikayla down for a nap and I turned on A Christmas Story. Maddy & I cuddled up on the couch and drifted off to sleep.
It was about 6:30 and the girls were still out like lights. I went and got Mikayla up from her crib and then tried to wake up Maddy on the couch. Neither of them wanted to wake up! It took about 15 minutes but my girls finally came out of their Christmas comas. We spent the rest of the night playing with their new toys and watching Christmas movies. It was a prefect day... aside from the 4 am wake up call. :)
"MOM! Leave me alone! I just want to sleep!"
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