We attempted to find a large enough roaster to cook our 28 pound turkey in… but our biggest roaster wasn’t big enough! Then we realized that with our oven not working properly, it probably wouldn’t be the best idea to try to cook the turkey in it. We put the turkey in the laundry sink to brine (as we didn’t have a bucket big enough to fit the turkey in) and decided we’d figure out what to cook it in later.
After a delicious meal of french onion soup, cordon bleu, rice, etc., we headed out to my parents place for our traditional Christmas Eve get-together. This year we had Shauna’s and Mindy’s families there too. We sang some songs, read the Christmas story and finished with family prayer. The kids were slightly excited and Lennard and I were excited to go home to our own beds and not try to get the kids to bed with all their cousins around!
Santa’s elves had been busy and left gifts for Emma and Ben under the tree. They were very happy with their new pajamas. We put out cookies and milk for Santa and then they headed to bed. Thankfully, they both went to sleep fairly quickly and Santa was able to make his deliveries earlier than expected!
The kids got thoroughly spoiled with all the presents under the tree… and mom and dad got spoiled with the trailer sitting in the driveway!
Santa made sure to eat his snacks before heading off. Mom & Dad were glad to crawl in to bed and get a good night’s rest!
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