We seem to have a hard time keeping everyone up to date with pictures of the kids, and everyone knows that we're terrible with calling and letting everyone know what's new in our lives, so we thought we'd give this a shot! Enjoy!

Friday, December 28, 2007

Is it really over???



It's hard to believe that Christmas has come and gone already. In the days leading up to the big day, I was having a really hard time getting into the season, it just didn't feel like Christmas at all. I'm not sure what was different, I just couldn't seem to get myself into the Christmas spirit. We didn't put the tree up until the 16th, and that was really only because Adam was dying to get it up and decorated. This year there were no lights up on the house, no lawn ornaments put out, really not anything in our house that would indicate that Santa was coming soon, except for the tree!

We ended up having a relatively quiet day, it was just the 5 of us at home. The kids were kind enough to sleep until 7:30, although both David and Michael were sick, so they had me up quite a few times during the night. Paul had time to go to Horton's for a coffee, a treat that he didn't think he was going to be able to manage since the kids are usually up at the crack of dawn on a normal day! We took our time opening gifts, the kids all taking turns, and taking frequent breaks to crack open the boxes and set up toys for them to check out. They loved all of their gifts, it was great to see Michael's reaction to everything since this is the first Christmas that he really "gets it", he was so excited about every gift! David wanted everything that Michael opened, really getting good use out of his new word "mine". Adam is very much like me, watching everything and making sure that he worked it so that he had the last gift to open!





Adam got a new Transformers helmet (complete with voice changer)...all of the boys had to try it on!
Mom and Dad came down on Boxing Day, bringing a car full of presents with them! The kids were pros by this point and powered through all of them, making sure that they got them all opened by nap time. David wasn't feeling great so he spent most of the time cuddled with Nana and Grandpa on the couch while Daddy opened his presents for him.
Michael with his new hockey gear, courtesy of Aunt Tracey, Uncle Cliff, Kyle and Ben. Thanks!
So, now the tree is down, and we're getting set for a quiet New Year's Eve on Monday. Our plans are to watch some old episodes of Lost (thanks Mom and Dad!), possibly hit the hot tub, and then head to bed for some much needed sleep. I'm trying to remember when we got so old!!! Happy New Year's Everyone!