I have come to feel like Christmas is like a wedding. The amount of time, energy, and money that goes into 3 hours of chaos absolutely amazes me. But hey, at least it is 3 hours of fun. If Santa’s visit was like the bachelor party and Christmas is like the wedding, then I would compare Christmas Eve to the rehearsal dinner. The excited energy was in the air!
We started off with a “quiet” dinner at the St.Pierre/Sidell’s (you can check that out here) And then it was home for rehearsal dinner number two. We arrived home to a greeting party of Uncle Danny and Aunt Amanda. We quickly settled in for a Peterson Family Tradition—Christmas PJs!
The boys were Super excited and they thought the pjs were Super cool. I think this years pjs, while a little non-traditional, were a Super hit (puns intended
We had to spend about a half an hour flying around the house before we could settle down, but the threat that Santa was flying over the Atlantic was enough to motivate even the most excited little boys.
Of course all of that running sent poor Soren into a serious coughing attack which put him in a total panic that Santa would skip our house if he didn’t fall asleep. Not to worry, the coughing diminished and Soren fell asleep just in time for Santa’s arrival.
We left Santa a side salad as requested from the Big Guy himself.
And finally, Santa arrived…
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