On Christmas Eve, we had a late, large, luscious breakfast thanks to a gift box of breakfast items sent from Dwayne's boss, and we played a very competitive game of Catan. We attended church in the early evening and then made a meal of sausage, cheese spreads, crackers, grapes, etc. while we played Seven Wonders. After Advent readings, the girls opened new pajamas on Christmas Eve as is our tradition.
We had another big breakfast Christmas morning, finished our Advent readings, then opened gifts. I'll share pictures of a few gifts below.
Norah got me a few records of poetry being read aloud.
This one of Robert Frost reading his own poetry is particularly special since an old mentor/family friend of ours, who has now been gone for years now, used to tell the story about changing his major from Engineering to English after attending poetry readings at Frost's house as an undergraduate student at his college. I always wondered what Frost might have sounded like reading his poetry. Now I know!
I usually buy a Lego set for the family. This year, I got the Mona Lisa. It actually has a Lego piece on the back that allows you to hang the painting! I love Legos, especially the things they make for adults these days.
I bought the girls much-needed art smocks. Hopefully, they will put them to use and protect their clothing. The smacks they had were made for children, so they were hardly even useful/ hardly ever used anymore. I hope they might prove to be gifts for a lifetime.
Later on Christmas Day, Dwayne and I worked together to prepare a dinner of prime rib, sweet potatoes, corn, and peas. I used Ree Drummond's recipe to make a sea salt rub with crushed tri-colored peppercorns and herbs for the prime rib. The girls said it was the best beef they'd ever had, and we all had seconds/ thirds. We'll enjoy the last of the leftover prime rib again this evening with other sides.
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