Our ninth and final holiday of Quarantine: Christmas!
Elias was the first to wake up... at 7am. Zac and I had gone to bed late Friday night because I was cleaning house and wrapping the gifts* for the kids. Zac was making homemade egg nog, which called for egg yolks, so he used the egg whites to make homemade meringue candies. He's so spiffy.
Saturday morning, I gave the kiddos their stockings and Zac handed out gifts. We listened to Christmas music throughout the day and put on A Christmas Story. For breakfast, we had cinnamon rolls, per our usual tradition. The kiddos played with their new things and it was something of a lazy day. We did manage to go for a bike ride, which was nice. For dinner, we had our usual foods: dinner rolls, cranberry sauce with cinnamon and cloves, sweet potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole, and deviled eggs. I usually bake a mincemeat cake, but decided to combine the cake recipe with my bread recipe and made a super delicious mincemeat bread, complete with orange-brandy glaze, topped with cherries. This afternoon, the kids helped me make some homemade gingerbread cookies and I used a little bit of Leah's birthday frosting for decorating.
*As for the gifts:
For Jac: socks, Sour Patch candy, Jenga, travel size shower gel, Dear, Boy by Paris Rosenthal, and a stocking with a handful of chocolates.
For Leah: socks, Skittles candy, a Calico Critters dollhouse, travel size shower gel, Dear, Girl by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, and a stocking with a handful of chocolates.
For Elias: socks, Jolly Rancher gummies, a five-pack of Matchbox cars, travel size shower gel, I Wish You More by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, and a stocking with a handful of chocolates.
For Cole: socks, Gerber yogurt melts, Mega Bloks, travel size shower gel, You Are My Happy by Hota Kotb, and a stocking with a handful of chocolates.
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