The Overton Family: Our Christmas

We started out our Christmas events on Christmas Eve with opening our stockings and having cinnamon rolls. Unfortunately, I was sick with the stomach bug that had been through the rest of the house. After Derek and Ethan got back from setting up the church for the services later in the day we opened up presents from each other. Ethan had wrapped a gift up for Aubrey all on his own and he wanted her to open it first. It may not seem like much, but I was very proud of him. He was really excited about Christmas this year and the whole present and Santa thing. I was trilled that he liked the aspect of giving the best and it made him feel good to give something first instead of getting. After the moment passed, he was very excited about his presents.
After the 3 church services, Santa had come to the house already. Actually, Ms. Linda behind us played Santa while we were gone to church. We opened up our presents from Santa before going to bed on Christmas Eve. Derek had to finish the packing for our trip to NC that night since I was still not feeling well.
We headed off on Christmas Day at 4 AM to go to Derek's parents. We had a good time with his sister before she had to head back to Delaware for work the next day. The two oldest cousins stayed for the rest of the week. We enjoyed some shopping and even went out on a date with David and Tracy Bennett while we were there. We have not been to dinner and movie in a very long time. Friday we made a trip to Burlington to visit Derek's aunt and uncle. Today we made it back home in time for church. We had a wonderful Christmas and everyone is healthy again.