Day 1578. Yesterday the cleaning lady came at 9 am to clean our house one more time before Christmas. She always brings the kids some candy, and yesterday they got something special - big chocolate figures. When Sammy came home from kindergarten at 12:45 pm, the first thing he said was "egg", as she usually brings them "surprise eggs" that have chocolate and a little toy inside.

 Day 1576. This morning it was the alarm that woke us all up. Randy got up to make breakfast for the kids, while I had to get up to make Sammy's snack box for kindergarten. Tammy was the only one still in our bed sleeping. Before I lay back down next to her, I helped Emmy open his advent calendars. Randy always opens Sammy's advent calendar with Christmas songs at the table with him, while feeding him.

 Day 1575. After an intense weekend, and for me a short night, we were pretty tired this morning. I had to get up to make Sammy's snack box for kindergarten, then lay back down next to Tammy who was the only one still asleep, and she was in our bed again after 3 nights of staying in her own bed. She soon got up, though, and I helped all the kids open their advent calendars.