And Breathe...

So much fun and food and festivities the past few days! As usual, it is busy and hectic..but all for good reason. We still have a couple more days of family and friends visiting and staying with us. It extends the holiday..and that is a good thing!
Lucy's favorite gifts: Her new doll house and Barbies.
Tommy's favorite gifts: Anything he can slobber on..maybe we finally have
some teeth coming? Matt's favorite gifts: It's a tie between his absurd minnow bucket and the two tubes of Burt's Bees lip balm I got him.
My favorite gift: The fact that Lucy actually seemed to enjoy Mass on Christmas Eve! She loved the children's choir and even walked to the alter with the other kids to listen to the homily (VERY brave and unexpected by all). During the readings, as they talked about Mary, Joseph and Jesus, she would be shocked and say loudly, "Oh my gosh! Mary?!" "Bethlehem?" "Joseph?" - like she couldn't believe this woman reading at church knew about these people! Oh - and I loved my Mom's luxurious turkey dinner. Oh - and my NEW IPOD and items from Target.