Our kids were very excited to wake up to a room full of presents on Christmas morning. I was far more excited to have toilets that flushed, funny how our priorities change as we age.

Sadly, the first thing I heard was, “Seven! Seven! It’s seven! You said seven! Wake up! Seven!”

They were right. It was in fact seven and while we have no way of knowing how many sevens had passed before the big one arrived, the kids had clearly been awake for many, many sevens. (2:07am, 3:07am, 3:17am etc. etc.)

Chloe’s gift haul did not disappoint. She could wear just about everything she unwrapped and somehow assign a Princess title to it. Success.

After all of the festivities, the family dinners, the gift exchanges, the cookies and cakes, the Christmas cheer, I snuggled with Chloe on her bed and asked her, “What was your favourite part about Christmas this year?”

Chloe: That’s easy. The minty soap in the bathroom.