Christmas at the Grovers was a quiet one this year…. compared to last year when Babi and Deda celebrated with us and compared to Thanksgiving in CA just a few weeks prior. It was nice to be just the four of us, and surprisingly we did not have a white Christmas! It was in the 50s on Christmas Eve and green grass. That was a bit of a bummer. Once you experience a white Christmas it seems so much more magical and within season. We definitely missed the white stuff, especially the snowflakes falling in the dark sky in the backdrop of a beautiful lit Christmas tree, and of course waking up to a winter wonderland Christmas morning.
Our dining room table was set for just us 4, and you can see we had a beautiful sunset.
family portrait by the tree
our sweet munchkins!
Then after our traditional Czech Christmas dinner of no other than mushroom soup, fish, and potato salad….. the boys spotted a twinkle light outside of the window above the lake….. (a bit of lightning) and we knew that Jezisek was close! We immediately turned off all the lights but the Christmas tree, and ran upstairs to hide in Taj's room while daddy waited to greet Jezisek when he arrived. There was the look of amazement and awe in the boys' eyes as they listened closely to Jezisek's bells. Daddy spoke with him and helped him put presents under the tree. Then after he left, daddy came up to get us and the boys ran excitedly into the kitchen to see what Jezisek brought them! Oh, I just love the magic of Jezisek, so happy the boys enjoy it as much as I did when I was a child and now as a mother.
Taj was stoked to get an Angry Birds playdoh toy!
The next morning, Christmas morning…
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Boys battling ninja turtle style!:
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My favorite present was this necklace I got from Taji! Yes, my little boy got me my first Christmas present that I will forever cherish. At his school every year they do a Christmas market. Parents send an allotted amount of money with the child and with the help of the teacher every child can pick out special secret gifts for their family members. Taj went to school with $10 and bought his brother, daddy, and me presents with it. I couldn't believe out of all the knick knacks they were selling that he picked out this sparkly heart necklace….. he stole my heart! Daddy got a cool fish keychain that Taji picked out because he loves to fish with him, and Jax (and Puppy) got silly putty.
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