We don't quite get 12 days of Christmas, but if you add up all the holiday gatherings we attend each year, it seems we get pretty close.
Saturday night was the first of those events - the annual LeVahn family Christmas. The adults may look at the evening as a time to visit with family and savor their Swedish heritage. But for the kids, this gathering has always been about one thing - Santa.
This year was no different. We'd barely set foot inside the church when my kids started asking when Santa was going to get there. "After dinner," I told them.
They snarfed down their food in record time. "Now is Santa coming?"
"Not yet. I'm sure it will be soon," I said, staring around the room at the adults still busy talking.
At last, dishes were cleared and the singing began. That's always a good sign that Santa must be on his way. My little entertainers, happy to have an audience, were more than willing to sing along.
Pardon the blurry video at the beginning, and the laughter-inducing shakiness midway through. Sydney's reaction is simply too awesome...
My kids came prepared to charm old St. Nick. Each had created a craft project just for him, and eagerly presented him with their art work.
At last came the moment they'd been waiting for. Santa opened his sack and started calling names. Oh, the excitement! I question if Sydney even remembered what she had asked for. But she was thrilled to rip off the wrapping paper and find Barbie from Princess Charm School.
AJ, meanwhile, was almost shaking with excitement. A Lego police boat. And it was his!
Amazingly, 24 hours after opening their gifts, all the pieces are still present and accounted for. It's a Christmas miracle!
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