Three little witches

The girls started the morning by working together to build SV's lego from the previous night. By the time we woke up they had finished and were ready to see what Santa left them. The highlight was a cauldron for the little witches to use and Mario Kart racers. They used their new cauldron to create a potion which resulted in a little creature, but first we had to read the instructions and find all of the ingredients. After they finished their potion and created their creature, they climbed all over TV and made a TV pile.  

Opening the first of the pressies

 After dinner we got to each open a couple of the presents from each other. SV was really excited to have most of the presents she got the family opened first. She picked out some fantastic gifts for everyone and we were all thankful. We also had a fire and Christmas music playing on the television which really set the mood nicely. It was a really nice start to this year's holiday.

Christmas lunch and dinner

 Our Christmas Eve dinner was a little untraditional but worked well considering the weather. We really enjoyed the various Japanese treats and afterwards were ready to open some packages. Christmas lunch was a bit more traditional and just as tasty. We also opened a few more presents with our ample energy.

The 2021 Ooh Ah Parade

 This year we went on the ooh ah parade before Christmas and a bit earlier. It worked out really well as we got to see some of the regular decorations and the lights as well. Plus we were there as the sun set and it was really quite spectacular. Of course the highlight of the evening came when MV said she liked the house with Christmas swords aka crosses.

Building and eating the gingerbread house

 The girls worked on building the gingerbread house again this year. There was a bit of eating along the way as well. This made it more fun though and they ended up having more than enough materials to make a good house. We were all satisfied with the result though.

 

Giant bear cuddles

 The girls found the giant bears at Costco and climbed all over them. These were the biggest bears we have see yet. All three girls could cuddle one bear. EV started at the bottom and worked her way up until she was on top of the bear.

The pulley system

 SV decided that getting packages from upstairs downstairs was best accomplished via a pulley system. So she and MV built one and then put it to good use. It had a few kinks that needed to be worked out, but eventually they got it sorted.