Wrapped and Ready

Well, it's official. The presents are wrapped and ready to go and tomorrow is Christmas eve. Cameron is in bed with her hair rolled up into the old school rag curlers, just to make her that much cuter. Tucker is past the point of anxious and is now just in some kind of Christmas haze in which he sits on the couch, quivering a little from pure excitement and then will just randomly holler out Christmas words, such as "Rudolph", or "Jingle Bells", or "Santa"! Poor kid, I don't think he realizes that it's finally here. Remember when we were little and December seemed to just drag and drag and drag? I remember specifically thinking that 17 days until Christmas had might as well have been an eternity. And now, here we are, Moms and adults and there is just not enough minutes in December to put on a proper Christmas. What with the baking, and the family photo for the Christmas cards, and the decorating, the lights, the tree, the shopping, the teacher gifts, the Christmas attire for church, the crafts, and tv shows, and activities, parties, gingerbread houses, etc., it's no wonder that all I want for Christmas is a bottle of wine and a soft place to land for an evening. But, even though it's hectic and chaotic, I love every single second of the preparation for Christmas.
This year we are especially excited because both kiddos are excited as can be, totally understand the concept of Santa, but totally believe in the magic of it all, and what else can you do but make sure it's perfect. Can't wait for Christmas morning.
Anyways, just winding down from another busy day of prep and ready to head off to bed so we can get up and start the procession of gifts, which starts Christmas Eve Morning at 10 with breakfast and gifts, then home for resting and ready for Church at 5, where both kids will be sheep in the Christmas play. Then out to Grandparent's house for 17 pounds of Prime Rib, Shrimp Cocktail, and all the fixins, home, up for Santa, kick back in a haze of battery operated toys, then over to other Grandparent's house for dinner and then back home for more fun with toys and our new Nintendo Wii that Santa is bringing for the kids.
Hope your Christmas is wonderful.