Christmas Vacation!!!

 It took awhile, but today we FINALLY started our Christmas break! It is a bummer that it is starting so incredibly late, but I am trying to stay positive. The good news is that they don't go back until January 10th, so it will help the slog of January and February feel shorter, and that truly will be nice.

Anyway, the weather today was a HIGH of negative 5. It was a nasty day! So we decided to stay home all day (except for Camille who went to a friend's house to make a video and cards for a friend who has been in the hospital for over a week because she got the flu which turned into septic shock- it's absolutely horrible, but so sweet of these girls to decide to do something nice for her). 

It was a relaxing, stay in pjs, watch Christmas movies, and make gingerbread houses kind of a day.

Camille insisted on building her own out of graham crackers, while the rest of us made on out of actual gingerbread.

Gingerbread houses

Christmas movies

Apparently While You Were Sleeping is our family traditional Chrustmas movie. I'm happy with that, except when I said I saw it in the theater Claire said, "wow, that's like a billion years old," so now I need to return all her presents and buy her some coal.

Last night we went and looked at Christmas lights, and between that and today, I think we are all feeling in the Christmas spirit- it was a great way to start our break!