Let's pretend it's not really January 25th, but December 25th instead! I have been a poor excuse for a blogger lately and I want to make it right. Besides, I have so many reasons to be happy and thankful right now - two, in particular - that I really should share.
We had such a lovely holiday season this year. Our home was over-flowing with guests and family and craziness and love. Just as it should be.
It all started on Dec. 19th with a visit from one of my oldest and dearest friends dropping in for a visit. We spent the day chatting and reminiscing and drinking tea. Can't get much better! It is so nice to know that there are people out there who know you in and out and love you anyway - and that time and distance can't change that.
Later that night, my lovely sister Janie and her family drove down from Idaho to stay for a few days. Most of my family was in town for my nephew's wedding. So, even though it was just Janie and her family staying with us, my sister Amy was also down from Idaho, as well as my sister Tammy (mother of the groom!) and her family from Tennessee. It was so wonderful to see everyone after so very long. Again, love is love. We had a wonderful time catching up and we even hosted everyone at our home for a crazy and very cozy Christmas party. It was just madness - in the best possible sense of the word!
Just some of the nieces and nephews!
My sister and her fam left the day before Christmas Eve, but not before we all went and saw The Nutcracker together. I brought Gabe along, and even though at the time he seemed bored out of his mind, he now loves it and listens to the CD all the time. (He even asked me this morning if we could go see Madame Butterfly!) I was sad to have them all leave, but it gave me just enough time to finish up last-minute shopping and baking.
Christmas Eve was perfectly delightful, with a delicious dinner at Pa's (Aaron's dad) house and much spoiling of Gabe and Dylan by Pa, their Aunt Miyo and Uncle Ben. I think I mention this quite often, but it is so nice to be back home and be able to spend the holidays with family. And I am so fortunate to have in-laws that I love and adore!
Christmas morning just thrilled me! I loved watching the boys' faces light up as the surveyed the room and tried to decide where to start first. Gabe actually showed a lot of restraint, as I later found out, he woke up a half hour before we did and just sat and looked at everything. I'm pretty sure at that age, I would have at least partially opened one or two things!
They both loved their gifts and had a wonderful time playing with them all day. We took lunch to Grandma and Grandpa and just enjoyed being together.
New Year's Eve was just as anyone who knows us could have guessed - we stayed in and Aaron was asleep by 9:30! But Gabe was given permission to stay up until midnight and luckily, rose to the occasion! We played his new Mario Brothers game and watched movies. He is my kid, that's for sure - by 12:45, I had to draw the line and put him to bed!
All in all, a fantastic "goodbye" to 2008 and a great "hello" to 2009!
1 comment:
That's some spiffy gear your boys have on. Cute post! Keep them coming.
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