8 things that are guarenteed to happen on Christmas morning

Christmas is a magical time, especially when you have children. Their little eyes widening over the Christmas lights and the excitement of writing to Santa truly make it the best time of year. 

However, despite careful preperations and months of planning, here are the eight things that a guaranteed to happen on Christmas morning with children. 

1. The kids awake at an ungodly hour 

Usually getting them up for 8 am is struggle, but today of all days, they insist on being full of beans at 4.30. 

2. Someone is inevitably sick and/or hungover 

Why are you getting sick? Mummy's the one who drank an entire bottle of mulled wine last night 

3. Visitors arrive too early

Oh dear lord the state of the place. 

4. The toys get discarded 

So you're not going to play with the toy you begged me for for months and I went to 10 different shops to find? 

5. The children get more fascinated by boxes/bubble wrap 

Next year, we'll just give them a few empty boxes to play with. 

6. You forget the batteries 

Where the hell am I going to find AAA batteries on Christmas day?! 

7. Eating chocolate for breakfast 

When all rules of healthy and rational eating are suspended for the day. 

8. Nobody want to wear Christmas clothes 

No you can't wear your new Fireman Sam/Queen Elsa costume to mass.