Its an "Off year" this year for the Bullocks. So Christmas Eve this year we spent with The Bullocks. We enjoyed a Delicious dinner, mom spent all day making it. Turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, stuffing, fruit salad, home-made cranberry sauce. Followed by home-made apple pie, everything from scratch. Oh so good!!
"The stocking were hung by the chimney with care.." We've had these stockings for as long as I can remember. Mom wants new ones. And these past few years she has been done with hanging them up. She hides them. But every year one of us finds them and hangs them up anyway.
They are adorable. And they are a part of Christmas.
After dinner we helped the boys play a game, "Where is your Sock Monkey?"
The game comes with a little sock monkey that you hide {like put on a shelf or some place thats not too hard for 2 year olds} and little cards that helps the kids find it.
"Is it in a room with a computer?"
"Noooo"
They loved it. They had a hard time keeping their eyes closed while it was being hidden. Sneaky Victor would watch which direction whomever hid it would come back from.
The boys helped me make "Cereal Treat". A treat that Grandma Bullock use to make. Its full of everything bad for you, and that is why it is so good!
The recipe:
-1/2 box of corn chex
-1/2 box of golden grahams
-1/2 bag of coconut
-1/2 bag almonds
boil together for 4 minutes:
-2 cubes butter
-1 cup light Karo syrup
-1 cup sugar
(I kinda feel like the stuff you boil together makes too much, so I decrease it by 1/4 or 1/2)
Mix together & Enjoy!
Later that evening we got to skype with the Olaves and the Hawaiian Bullocks. With it being an off year, we missed family but thank goodness for technology. We even did a little gift exchange with 'every one' over the internet.
Jason had Nikki for Christmas & got her an itunes gift card (which she wanted). He didn't mail it to her, he sent it via email, so it she got something to 'open' just not the traditional way. It made for a nice laugh with everyone.
When we got home that night, we let Deacon open one present. He wasn't too thrilled that it was pajamas. But they sure looked very cute on him.
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