Sunday, December 28, 2008

Christmas with the Stafford's

Today, we went to my Aunt Faye's house to do Christmas with my Mom's family. Since we had the boys, we have not participated because the boys go to bed between 6:30 and 7:00(yes, you read that right). They didn't start Christmas until 6:00 so I was out. At 4:00 in the Travis home it's called the withing hour! The boys cry nonstop and fight like nothing you have ever seen before. It's like the kids have colic all of the sudden and their 3 and 4! Play dates and every activity is scheduled prior to this time and we do not leave the house.
This years Christmas was a little different. It was great for us! It started today at 2:00 so we knew we needed to be gone in two hours:)The kids got gifts from everyone and the adults did dirty Santa. Brian and I decided not to participate so we could watch our kids and keep them out of everyone else's way(like outside)! It worked out great because there is no way we could have paid attention to what was going on.
After Kaleb realized Christmas was over for him he threw his head down on my Aunt's outside fire pit and cried(we thought he was going to catch on fire). Brian and I asked him what was wrong and he cried hysterically saying "their's no more presents under that tree for me". Oh! to be 4 again. Life is just so hard:)

1 comment:

kristen said...

We used to call that hour the witching hour at our house when Chase was younger. He hangs in there pretty well now, but Julianna has now adopted the witching hour for herself! So we don't ever go anywhere either. :)