Christmas 2009

Christmas went off without a hitch this year. Everyone was healthy, the kids were on their best behavior, and we spent lots of time with lots of family! Christmas Eve we did a brunch with my parents & Nana at our house. That night we did the usual dinner/party at my aunt & uncles house. We had a full house with 30 adults & 5 kids. Our kids didn't get to bed that night until 10:00pm. About 10 minutes later, Avery comes out and says, "Daddy, can you & Mommy please hurry & go to bed so Santa doesn't skip our house?" So cute! Needless to say, they slept in until 8:15 on Christmas morning! (perfect way to start the day!). After opening gifts from Santa (a new princess bike for Avery and a police motorcycle for Blake) we opened our gifts to each other and got ready to go to Nana & Grandpa's for brunch. We had brunch & opened gifts with Brian's parents & sister & her family. Everyone got really nice things and brunch was delicious! After that we headed over to Brian's aunt & uncle's house for Christmas dinner with more family. We had 17 adults & 6 kids and more food than I've seen in a long time! What a wonderful day it was!