It’s Christmas in July! Yes the kids get presents, we generally stick to traditional Chinese holidays and heritage but the kids are mixed so they do get to celebrate both their parents traditions. I don’t have a strong heritage, I’m Scandinavian but my grandparents were the type of immigrants to assimilate entirely and become “American” rather than hold on to traditions, but Christmas and Halloween are very dear to me so we always celebrate them. Bi-Han loves me enough to even get the whole clan in on the celebrations and let the kids go trick or treating throughout the compound but I’m getting off topic because it’s Christmas! We don’t get extravagant presents for the kids in July just what my family calls “little stinkies” which are just like cute, silly presents like a new stuffed animal for Bingbing, some art supplies for Shixue and new soccer balls for Xiao-Han and Xiao-Bing. Usually I would make a nice Christmas dinner but July has been so odd this year that it snuck up on me so we’ll just have a nice bowl of Bean and Bacon soup and some crusty bread, Bi-Han might make some dumplings as well if he’s not too busy today. We put the Christmas tree up to enjoy and Syzoth is rather perplexed by the holiday as a whole as Outworld doesn’t have Christmas but he’s enjoying learning about it and having a trial run before real Christmas happens. As usual he’ll just have grubs and crickets as it’s what he can stomach, I feel guilty not being able to cook for him but he never complains. Sareena has even gotten in on the festivities and donned an ugly Christmas sweater, we have gifts for her children as well but shopping for half demons is a little complicated but they really like sweets which they don’t get often so in addition to some toys we got all the kids some tanghulu. We’ll spend the evening watching Christmas specials and enjoying some hot cocoa, it’s always cool in Arctika so it’ll be nice. I’m excited to spend some quality time with the whole family before the chaos of a newborn comes along but we’re all excited about the egg hatching well all of us but Bingbing, she’s used to being the baby and isn’t excited to be a big sister. I’m sure she’ll be fine once the hatchling is here and she realizes her parents still love her just as much as before. I hope you loves are having a good Christmas in July if you celebrate and if you don’t I hope you’re having a wonderful day in general!