Christmas Afternoon

Christmas afternoon we left Tim sleeping and went to my mom's for lunch and to see everyone. Branden came but didn't bring Jessica or Maddie (I guess b/c of work) and Tom and his whole clan missed it because the kids and Megan were really sick.

Ty told me he made this veggie tree for me; I kinda doubt it but I loved it.

Actually, I was in a little bit of a bad mood on Christmas afternoon on account of that morning, but I tried to be really happy about this veggie tree.

Do I love this picture of Jesus hanging on my mom's wall next to the cutest nativities? YES. Do I want one? YES. TRIPLE YES.

As per the yearly joke we play on my mom, the kids slowly changed into her clothes to see how long it would take to notice. She saw Copper first and said, "Oh! I have a jacket JUST LIKE THIS!" hahahaha

My best friends right in the middle. I guess their spouses are okay too...

Dax, Jack, and Ryan MADE ME (and my mom and Amber and Shandee) a cutting board with a hand carved bread knife. I was blown away... it's beautiful.

Also as a joke I yarned up this plastic canvas tissue holder to remind her of the 80s crafts she used to do when I was growing up. Plot twist she actually like it, hahaha

Tim showed up unexpectedly later on; he sort of ate but mostly sat in this recliner and was semi-conscious...

I got this ozone oxidizer. We (Shandee and Amber and I) tried it out on veggies and gave a thumbs up...

That evening Tim opened his gifts, and all eyes on him since ours were already opened...

I got him this eye massager that heats up, rubs his temples, and plays music and stuff. I did not take a picture of this, but he's been playing "The Quiet Place" game with the kids where he's wearing it (can't see anything) and has to find the kids based on the noise of the movements they make. Sometimes things in our house get destroyed like this but we chalk it up to him being a pretty rad dad.

I got Tim a "build it yourself" excavator, which caused him grief for about 24 hours...

It's remote control but we found out (sadly) that the bucket just hangs and isn't controlled...

Merry, Merry Christmas!

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