Christmas Morning-2009

Zach and I celebrate Christmas day at the Gormley's. In the past we stay the night there so that we can wake up Christmas morning with everyone, but now that we live in Waterville we were able to stay in our own beds...so nice! Christmas morning has so much to look forward to with Zach's family. They too have some neat traditions.
The first thing we do is open our stockings (Kathryn made the stockings that hang on the fireplace each year).  "Santa" packs these stockings full of goodies that we get to take turns picking through. One fun thing about the stockings is that each year a pin gets added to our stocking that means something special to us. For example, I have a coffee pin, a CWU pin, a golf bag, and several others. It's fun to wake up and find the new pin on our stocking.

There are usually some items that are always in the stockings. We always get a magazine, kitchen gadgets, candy, & socks - and lots more goodies that are fun to sort through. And at the bottom of the stocking is an orange to complete the tradition.

Goodies from the our socks

All the girls wearing some items from the stockings. I got a really cute yellow hat this year!

The next phase is breakfast. This meal consists of sausage, hash browns, eggs, and toast. And I can't forget to mention the Gormley's Cowboy Punch. Every year Zach loads the punch cooler with a bunch of liters of pop, lemonade, and other secrets. Here is Zach making his concoction.

After breakfast is over, and we've cleaned up the kitchen, we return to the living room and open presents from each other. It's neat that Zach and I have 2 different styles of Christmases.

We are so blessed to have such wonderful families that love to spend time with each other and make things so very special. Thank you everyone for being so generous. We love you all!