Christmas With The Prisbreys

I know I am a few days late in getting this post up but we have been out of town. Anyway, here goes....

Our Christmas starts Christmas Eve as I'm sure most of yours do. First there is the traditional pajama opening. Why I go to the trouble of wrapping them when everyone already knows what is coming, I don't know. But, I loved the tradition as a kid and so it is carried on.

Then we head to Claim Jumper for dinner with Jess' family. This part I LOVE! No unnecessary cooking and cleaning the night before Christmas and great food as an added bonus. You can't beat that! :-)
 

Next on the list, my parents house for mass craziness and fun! We were missing my sisters Debbie and Diane's family but everyone else was able to make it. Every year we dress all the kids up for a nativity and then sing the primary Nativity Song. The choosing of the costumes takes WAY longer than the song, but the kids love it. You may notice that we have one to many angels, wise men, and shepherds.
 

We have also started, in the last few years, to put on a little talent show. All of the grand kids learning to play an instrument, and even a few of the siblings, if willing, play or sing. I am enjoying watching each of them get better and better every year.
My mom also started passing out the grand kids presents Christmas Eve. None of us come at the same time on Christmas day and a lot of them are the same age and get the same present. So, in the interest of no one being able to spill the beans on what they were given, they all open them together.
 

After very little sleep, Christmas came bright and early! My poor kids didn't know what to do with only three presents to open. It sounds small, but they had their best Christmas yet. Although, when they opened a box with paper tickets in it to Disneyland, they weren't quite sure about that. Thankfully Jess' parents and brother Bryson spend Christmas morning with us every year and were able to save the day. When they opened the wii they about squealed me out of my hearing.

I have to say that my Christmas gift far outweighed theirs though! About three years ago my parents gave us beautiful Liz Lemon prints of Joseph and Ema. They have been sitting in a closet ever since because we have not been able to afford to frame them. Well, my wonderful husband decided to just make them himself. I think they are the most beautiful frames I have seen. They are not painted yet because he wanted me to pick that out, but they will be done this week and I am WAAAAYYY excited!!
 

We left at about noon Christmas day and headed to Anaheim to spend the next two days at Disneyland with the kids. Needless to say, after seeing it and experiencing it, Santa brought them "the best Christmas EVER!" Exact words! :-)

The trip was a lot of fun! The park was as packed as I've seen it and it was hard pushing our way through the mass crowds, but thanks to ridemax.com, we had NO problems! That is the best $15 ever spent. If you are heading to Disneyland, do it. They map out your entire schedule for you. We hit every ride we wanted, some twice, with very little wait in lines, and we were done pretty early on both days. It was like magic! You would never believe it if you saw the crowds that were there.
 

SO, now we're home, my Christmas post is done, and I am ready to start blog stalking again! I hope all of you had the wonderful Christmas I did.

I have also added Mason playing the piano Christmas Eve and my sister Sarah singing, for those of you interested in seeing them. I am a proud mama and big sis! :-)

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Did You Rock The 80s??

I can't take credit for this. My friend Annie just emailed it to me and it was so much fun to go through that I had to share it in a post! I have to say that I either had, watched, wanted, said, or remembered all of these. ENJOY!!

You Know You Grew Up In the 80's IF:

1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE.

2. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do theCarlton

3. You know that 'WOAH' comes from Joey on Blossom

4. If you ever watched 'Fraggle Rock'

5. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.



6. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.

7. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.

8. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.
9. You played the game 'MASH'(Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)

10. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.

11. You know the profound meaning of ' WAX ON , WAX OFF'

12. You wanted to be a Goonie.

13. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (Some of us...head-to-toe)

14. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off, his cheeks shifted and his nationality became questionable.

15. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.

16. You took lunch boxes to school...and traded Garbage Pail Kids in the schoolyard.


17. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.

18. You still get the urge to say 'NOT' after every sentence.
19. You thought your childhood friends would never leave
because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.

21. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.

22. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying 'I know you are, but what am I?'

23. You remember 'I've fallen and I can't get up'

24. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.

25. You have ever played with a Skip-It.

26. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.

27. You remember watching both Gremlins movies.


28. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.


29. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.

30. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool... and don't even flinch when people refer to them as 'NKOTB'

31. You knew all the characters names and
their life stories on 'Saved By The Bell,' The ORIGINAL class.

32. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.

33. You just sang those words to yourself.
34. You still sing 'We are the World'

35. You tight rolled or french cuffed your jeans. And still debate on which is the right term!

36. You owned a bannana clip.

37. You remember 'Where's the Beef?'

38. You used to (and probably still do) say 'What you talkin' 'bout Willis?'

39. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you!
40. Your hair looked like this for at least 1 school picture!