Christmas Festivities

Wow, it seems like we spend eternities preparing for Christmas, and POOF! It's gone. We had a great holiday. The kids are so fun to watch when the open presents. Mikey got a skateboard ramp and nearly passed out. I think Ivy was overwhelmed, and Buzzy just kept telling us to take pictures of him holding up clothes.

We have embraced this new tradition in our family on Christmas day. I have bought a few elves and Christmas fairies the past few years and put them on our tree. Somehow, every Christmas morning, those elves aren't on the tree anymore. They are floating around in different places. Almost like they come to life. My kids believe they come to life when Santa enters our home and help him distribute presents and fill stockings. They always search for the elves Christmas morning, even before opening presents. It's special for us to watch their eyes light up when they see the elves have moved. And as usual, Santa ate his cookies and the reindeer ate their carrots.

We then went up to Casey and Betty's for New Years. We really have a good time with them. Betty is always a ton of fun, and Casey really comes out of his shell when we're around. I won't go into detail, but let's just say he was wearing a scuba mask and was drinking sparkling cider from the bottle when New Years hit. If I described the rest of his outfit, he'd never speak to me again! He's nuts!

So, I have decided to make a New Year's resolution, which normally I don't do. But I have made a commitment to not be so sarcastic. I find negativity in everything. I think it's time to get better at that. So, we shall see. Hope everyone gets to rest after the craziness of the holidays!