We had a very nice Christmas this year, and it is good to remember this time of the year how lucky we really are! We were able to spoil our little girl (well, with the help of
grandparents and aunts and uncles of course), enjoy way too much food, spend time with both of our families, and, of course, keep in mind the true meaning of the day.
We hosted Christmas Eve with Joe's family. It all went well, the food was done at about the same time- but Joe did most of the prep work for this to occur! Congrats to Joe's niece, Nikki, who is pregnant with a little girl due in the spring. Leah was so excited to start to open presents- she even sang Jingle Bells for everyone so that she could get the first present. I do like to bribe! We all had a very nice evening (well, at least I did- guess I shouldn't speak for everyone).
Christmas morning, she was so excited when she went downstairs to notice that Santa was here. She exclaimed..."Santa drank all of the milk, he must have been thirsty." She has been very curious about Santa asking questions like- how will he get into our house (he has a universal key to open every house that doesn't have a chimney) and what does he like to drink (Milk). Initially when asked where Santa lived- she replied, "at the mall." She was most excited about her new helmet that Santa gave to her.
We met my parents at church. Since Leah has started Sunday School, going to Church as been much more relaxing! Leah had the two teenage boys behind us laughing during the entire service with her activity. It wasn't that she was being naughty, but she just couldn't sit still. She was quite, but she was all over the row- the church was not full by any means.
We spent Christmas Day at my parents house with my parents, Dan, Tiff, Thea, Baby D, and my F-I-L Shorty. Shorty has been here since Monday and is staying for a week. Leah is really enjoying spending time with Grandpa Shorty. Since he lives in MI, she doesn't get to see him that much- Joe continues to try to work on getting him to move here to MN.
At my parents, we made Ravioli- this has become a very fun tradition for our Christmas Celebration. The girls (Leah and Thea) had so much fun playing together, and they even got involved in the Ravioli preparation (we gave them some dough to roll out). Leah loves to hold Delila as much as she is allowed. She likes to "take care of her." We ate too much, open gifts, and spent some quality time together as a family.
At the end of the day, when asked what she liked best about Christmas, Leah replied..."my helmet and playing with Thea"
Pictures to follow at a later date- no time to put them on the computer tonight. Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas, enjoy your weekend!
