December 23rd: Christmas Tree Sleepover
Today was the last day with Alex and Alli. But Donovan snuck in one more game of Seven Wonders, lots of playing with Thor's hammer and other silly fun. It was so much fun to get to spend this time with them! Donovan especially keeps saying how he misses them already!
Tonight's plan is to sleep out under the Christmas Tree. Serenity is snuggled up with a book of poetry and Donovan is watching Pups Save Christmas while I write my post and Eric is about to catch up on the sleep he lost playing games every night for the last five days. We're down to the lazy, snuggly days of Christmas, which I love just as much as the hectic family fun that we had in previous days. I baked cookies and pumpkin bread (and miraculously cleaned the kitchen too). We read books, jumped like crazy on the couch cushions they arranged for their beds, and had fun conversations about just anything. Eric and Serenity had an especially nice talk about Santa and a dozen other things, and Eric just beamed when he told me about it. He loves having conversations with his girl!