Christmas #2

An abundance of snow kept us from our travel plans to my parents' home on Christmas Eve. So, we celebrated at our house with Fr. Jon & our neighbors who were also stuck! It was fun to prepare a meal (pot roast, ham, potatoes, gravy, rolls, green beans, fruit salad, spinach dip, goodies) & set the table for a crowd... wish I had a picture.

(Unfortunately, once I had served the kiddos, made a plate for myself, & sat down, Andrew promptly made this a Christmas Eve to remember in another way... by "tossing his cookies" right there in the kitchen. Oh, the joys of parenting! Praise God that it was mostly a one time deal & that the rest of us weren't sick, too. I'm amazed at the compassion & tolerance of our guests. I think I would have ran for the door!)

After *amazingly* enjoying our dinner, we opened some presents around the Christmas tree in the basement. We read a new book that Rebecca received about baby Jesus, then sang Him "Happy Birthday", & added him to our Nativity scene. Overall, it was a lovely evening... all things considered.
Christmas morning we awoke to gifts from Santa under the tree & quite the blizzard outside the window. We had a relaxing day with just us 5 in our pajamas. About 4:30 p.m. Andrew asked, "Can I get dressed & ready for the day?" We might still attempt a trip to the farm, but for now I'm simply enjoying the fact that we are all together & happy. Alleluia, He is born!