As you can imagine, Christmas morning in our house can be wild. We have tried various methods over the years in opening the presents. Some have worked and some have just been the worst. We found out that letting everybody tear into them at once was not a good idea. Not only did presents get lost but also gratefulness and sanity. Then no one knew what the other got. We then tried letting each person take a turn opening them and then everybody ohhed and awwed and saw what everyone else got but as our family has grown, that has become more time consuming. In the last couple of years, we have bought the kids each a pretty big present and a couple of smaller ones. But this year, I have been thrift shopping and they ended up with a bunch of smaller ones. Sooo.... finally after it was getting past 2 hours of opening presents we doubled up and let Graham and Eli open at the same time then the twins then the girls and Duane and I. I have to think of something else, especially when the other kids get here. Despite the long 3 hours of opening presents, it was fun. Of course there were those gifts that Santa brought and left on Christmas Eve for the kids to find. We hope you had a joy filled Christmas like we did! There are a lot of pictures so this will take several posts.

Welcome to the Carter blog. There once were 5 of us, then we grew to 11, then 14 for a short period and now are about to be 12. Some may say we are actually ONE EGG SHORT OF A DOZEN for choosing to have a large family. We hurt and cry and sometimes yell but then again we laugh, forgive, and have fun much more! We call ourselves FAMILY. Join us on the adventures we seem to fall into on our adoption journeys and family life. You never know what you will find!
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Christmas Morn at the Carters
As you can imagine, Christmas morning in our house can be wild. We have tried various methods over the years in opening the presents. Some have worked and some have just been the worst. We found out that letting everybody tear into them at once was not a good idea. Not only did presents get lost but also gratefulness and sanity. Then no one knew what the other got. We then tried letting each person take a turn opening them and then everybody ohhed and awwed and saw what everyone else got but as our family has grown, that has become more time consuming. In the last couple of years, we have bought the kids each a pretty big present and a couple of smaller ones. But this year, I have been thrift shopping and they ended up with a bunch of smaller ones. Sooo.... finally after it was getting past 2 hours of opening presents we doubled up and let Graham and Eli open at the same time then the twins then the girls and Duane and I. I have to think of something else, especially when the other kids get here. Despite the long 3 hours of opening presents, it was fun. Of course there were those gifts that Santa brought and left on Christmas Eve for the kids to find. We hope you had a joy filled Christmas like we did! There are a lot of pictures so this will take several posts.
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