Some things just never change!

We had some really great moments this Christmas, the kind that make forever memories... and some helped Rob and I remember some great moments from our own childhood.

We shared Christmas with our neighbors. It was awesome to spend time with friends we just don't get to see often enough anymore. A quiet, relaxed evening for the adults. The boys, after a day of gift opening and eating, headed to the bonus room to play. They "invented" a new game: shooting nerf guns at each other in the dark, using flashlights to guide their way. They loved it.

It brought back memories of Rob's own childhood, when he and his brothers would play tag in their dark basement, throwing glow in the dark ping pong balls at each other. Very fun!

Sometime during the night, I woke up. We forgot to give our daughter one of her gifts! And I had no idea where it was. I rolled over, flipped and flopped, and finally fell asleep. First thing in the morning, I asked my husband about it. Neither of us could remember where we had stashed it. I really thought I had wrapped it and put it with the other gifts... I had visions of us digging through the wrapping paper and boxes to see if we could find it. (Thankfully, he found it in the corner of the bedroom, apparently moved out of the way a little too well.)

Two days later, and I still chuckle about it. My mom was notorious at buying things, wrapping them and forgetting what she had bought. She is also known for buying gifts and forgetting where she hid them. I guess I'm a chip off the old block!

We may live in an era of computers and technology, but some things just never change!