And to the highlight, the water balloon dousing on Christmas morning...

Cleo and I filling up water balloons in the kitchen, we did about 200 in all

The kids, anxiously awaiting.... we first lure them in close with candy....

Then pelt them with the water balloons! It is truly refreshing good fun!

Of course we end up throwing a few at each other, but save the vast majority to the sweating, excited, screaming kids down below!