I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

One of the weirdest things about our situation with the kids is having to share them on Christmas Day. We don't get the surprise of Christmas morning every year like I had. 

It's still something I'm acclimating to. Trying to figure out how to do Christmas without breeding greedy spoiled children is a very difficult balance to find. 

This year, we decided to re do Jessica's room. Her bed was horrible to sleep on and the room was blank and lacking. So she chose the color turquoise. 

We painted about a week before Christmas. 

Before: 

We stayed up almost all night putting everything together 

And finally, the big reveal!!

Then we opened presents

Then we went to grandma Esau's for dinner and to open stockings

Later that night, we enjoyed gift exchange between Owen and I

I got Owen a toolbelt :-) 

Owen got me a speaker for my phone, blades for my cricut machine and an armband for my phone so I can work out and hear my music :-) love how much he knows me!