Like everything this year, Christmas was very quiet. So quiet in fact that I forgot to take any pictures past the morning present opening.
We did our traditional seafood dinner on Christmas Eve. Dave decided to go with a Christmas in July theme (why not?!), so we had crab and corn chowder, shrimp cocktail, and lobster rolls. All were delicious, of course.
After setting out cookies and milk for Santa, and a carrot for Rudolf, we all headed to bed. The girls were up at 5AM and in my sleepy confusion, I thought it was later, so started coffee and stocking opening before I realized how early it was. Oh-well, why not?
Sophie got some Harry Potter stuff and a makeup desk from Santa, and Lauren got a white Christmas tree for her room, pretend iPhone, and big outdoor swing. Since we couldn’t visit Santa this year, they girls wrote him a letter instead and some of these things are what they asked for.
first present of the day 
Lauren got Sophie a Paris puzzle 
Sophie with her new makeup desk and Gryffindor scarf 
Lauren with her new “phone” 
Big swing from Santa 
Rainer family Zoom
The rest of the day was lazy – big breakfast, playing outside with the new swing, some movies, a family Zoom, and dinner with the Sharps. With just the six of us I didn’t even break out all of the Christmas china, just the plates and a few serving platters. While I missed the crowd, it was also nice to keep it quiet this year. But I look forward to the big crowd again next year.
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