What a wonderful blur of activity this year. By far, my best Christmas to date! Katie really got the idea this year and was magical. We spent Christmas Eve with Aunt Val with a delightful lamb dinner. We tried to keep Jack happy...or his Aunts and cousins did with iced sugar cookies. The result was Jack spewed cookies at the table! Needless to say, we made a quick exit. Snow was the hot topic...but it turned to black ice on our way home from Aunt Val's. Matthew was the hero getting us home safe and sound and able to have Christmas at our own home.
The kids so enjoyed opening presents. Katie was breathless with every one. She woke us up filled with excitement that Santa came. Sadly, Buddy the elf left with Santa. We look forward to seeing him next year!
Christmas day we went to Aunt Val's in our jammies and ate AGAIN! Lobster with seven pounds of butter, mussels and pasta....none of us had any willpower that night. We went to see the Manhiem Steamrollers with Matthew's family and capped off the evening with Tom and Val dressed up in a dive bar. Think that was the most fun! Bucky got ENGAGED on New Year's Eve! Woo Hoo.
