We spent Christmas with Grandma Linda this year. We knew after Grandpa Thom died we needed to be there to keep her company. There was definetly a hole this Christmas. A somber feeling over everyone. We all miss Grandpa ALOT. The ONE tradition the Budges have is Christmas breakfast. Thom would make breakfast for all his family at the Budge home. It started 40+ years ago and EVERY year Thom made his famous pancakes and eggs with spam(Yes, I said spam not ham. Don't ask!). After he died all the siblings decided to keep the tradition alive. Watching Nate make pancakes Christmas morning brought tears to my eyes. It should of been someone else making them but I'm grateful for a good husband who took over the role, doing it for his sweet Dad.
The kids had a great Christmas. Santa has decided Christmas not in your own home is ALOT of work. Easton's favorite gifts -DS games, Star Wars Legos and Transformers/ Maycee-clothes, doll house stuff, watch, nails/ Cannon-GUM, frisbee, Razor Scooter and more CANDY!/ Brinklee-LOVED the wrapping paper and her new cell phone and diaper! The highlight of our Christmas was being with cousins and playing in the SNOW. The kids loved bundling up and going outside to play in the "white-stuff!" My highlight was being COLD and drinking hot chocolate-lots of it!!! I LOVE Stephens hot chocolate. My mom always gives us some for Christmas but in Arizona we don't drink it cause of obvious reasons. So to bust out my Stephens was a sure treat for me! Merry Christmas 2009
