Christmas was a quiet and restful day at the Durst house. We were alone for the first time in 6 years which was kind of lonesome (duh), but also nice to spend the day together just the three of us. Christmas morning I made my grandma's famous "chunky bread" (per Dan's request), we looked at our very meager stockings (I'm not a very good stocking filler), and then opened presents. Sam didn't really understand the gift unwrapping. We'd have to basically unwrap his gifts for him, but once they were opened, he was really excited. He's play happily with whatever he got until we opened the next gift, which he then thought was cooler than the gift before and would play with that one instead.

I received a CD, a cake stand, Wilton class 2 supplies (and a promise that Dan would babysit Sam while I go to classes), the gospel art kit, a calendar, birdseed (a yearly tradition), a sewing machine (thanks in-laws!) and cookies. Dan got his electric guitar serviced so that he can play it again, his mission pictures put into an album, candy, a magnetic light for his tent, a bike (thanks Dan's parents!) and a resubscription to Consumer Reports. We were spoiled.