Please can others give me some opinions on this as it may be that I am making too big a deal out of this.
We moved house in June this year and I have always wanted to do a family Chrirtmas at my own house. Never had the room before so we always ended up at the in laws. They are very nice people but have a few strange ideas.
We (husband and I) told them that we would be doing Christmas at our house and they would be very welcome to come. There daughter had a baby in August and so they said they would just have Christmas at there house as normal and hoped we had a nice time.
Great I thought. We arranged to go over on Boxing day instead so they can give DD her presents and see her. DD is nearly 4 and is very excited this year about Christmas
The In laws have now decided to go away on Boxing day for a few days and have asked us to go over on Christmas eve instead. I said fine no problem. They then said they still want to give her her presents and let her open them on Christmas eve because they want to see her opening them.
I can fully appreciate the fact that they want to see her open the presents however for me it is not Christmas and I don't want her to open them on Christmas eve. I want her to have the excitement to the build up and Santa coming that night and leaving a drink and carrots for Rudolf etc...
I think that if she has her presents on Christmas eve she might get confused because Santa is supposed to bring the presents for Christmas day and he does not set off until Christmas eve night. She also get over excited and I might never get her to bed!
I have spoken to the husband and he does not see a problem with it. We have not spoken to the ln laws yet however I am thinking of asking them to pop over Christmas morning instead?
AIBU??