Presents, Grit, Food, and Kobe....

We had a wonderful Christmas this year at the Hammett house. Marshall woke up and discovered that Santa had brought him a hamster, which he promptly named Astro. Moriah got sock animals, stacking cups, and building blocks. Santa got Sydney 4 hamsters, but hers were the toy Zhu Zhu kind. Sydney spent most of the morning playing with her hamsters and the princess castle, ballroom, and carriage that went with them. We exchanged gifts with each other and had a great time trying to guess what we were about to open. Every year, we buy each other movies and then spend the week after Christmas watching them as a family. This year was no different. I got The Expendables, Get him to the Greek, Family Guy Volume 8, and Eastbound & Down. Shauna got The Blindside, Modern Family Season 1, and the Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 1&2. Marshall received The Karate Kid, Avatar, and Despicable Me. Sydney loved opening up Toy Story 3, and Barbie Christmas Carol.

After the craziness of opening presents had died down, we went to see True Grit at the movie theater. Seeing movies on Christmas day is a tradition that Shauna and I used to have before we had kids. It was nice to get out of the house and relax in the comfy theater seats.

Even though our day was half over, we still had much to do. We told Marshall that we could have our meal and watch his precious Lakers & Kobe while we ate. Our Christmas meal consisted of ham, Turtle Mac & Cheese, green bean casserole, Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, peach vodka & Sprite (for the adults), and dump cake for dessert.

With the kids put to bed, Shauna and I snuggled up on the sectional to watch one of our new movies.

We reflected on our day, the addition of Moriah to our family, and how the best gift we received was the quality, "happy family" time that we all enjoyed today.

I truly have everything that I could ever want or need inside these four walls.
Sterling