Vic's parents gave Erik this clone wars blanket, which turned out to be perfect. Erik was really thrilled about these stickers we gave him and was doing a dance of joy when it was finally time to put them up.
This is a lightsaber night light that he has been wanting for a while. It has a remote control and can show 8 different colors.
The pictures really don't show how great it is, but I have to say his room turned out pretttttty awesome!
Taryn had Taco Time:
And Vic and I had Chipotle tacos:
The kids each wrote and read a story for the occasion. This was a new idea that I really liked.
And then we opened presents. Taryn was thrilled about new boots she's been coveting for a while:
We got her an american doll this year. My expectations were on the moon for this, so it was a little less then I expected. But I know she loved it and said over and over this was the best winter solstice ever. Her new doll is Amber.
I wasn't sure if Erik would like any of his presents. We had gotten a bunch of little things in hopes of finding something he likes. About a month before Christmas he tells me that he doesn't like star wars anymore and doesn't like bionicles, which is what we had gotten him. But I know he's fickle, and I decided to take a chance anyway (plus I bought them all online and couldn't return them). He was so thrilled with most of his gifts. I was pleasantly surprised. He was really excited about his star wars things and his bionicle, which was an addition that allows him to build a super-bionicle.
Afterwards we watched the Karate Kid (which I didn't love and don't reccommend), but I sat there feeling quite satisfied with the night. It was so special to be happy together as a family. I'm grateful.