We have had an excellent Christmas vacation. Ryan has been off work since Christmas Eve, and doesn't have to go back until January 4th. We went to my parent's on Christmas Eve and had an awesome dinner with them and my grandma. My dad loves to experiment with his cooking, and that night made a roast that he stuffed with pancetta and veggies and served with a yummy mushroom gravy. It was so good. We stayed at their house only until about seven and then went home and got our kids to bed. It was a really relaxing way to spend Christmas Eve. It was actually good that we got home so early the night before, because our kids were up at 6 a.m. on Christmas Day. All three of them came bursting into our room together. The boys, of course, understood the whole concept of Santa bringing gifts, but Meg was so confused. She kept saying, "Mama...pink baby?" She could not understand where it came from, and to add to it we had been telling her for at least a month not to touch the packages under the tree and then all of a sudden we were ripping all of them open. The Christmas spirit has definitely stuck though, she has been going around the house shouting, "Ho, Ho, Ho, Merry Christmas!". Here are some pics from our holiday.
This is Christmas Eve. Those are vampire teeth in Zach's mouth. He always has to be a little different!
Both of the boys got a Nintendo DS from Santa. Definitely a hit!
Look at those faces, Santa must have got it right!
Megyn digging into her stocking.
She's still not sure it's okay to touch. All she heard since the tree went up was "Don't Touch!". Poor Meg. It's so hard to be little.
This was by far my favorite moment. Zach's preschool teacher gave all her students a Christmas gift. He was very excited about this particular gift until he opened it. The picture says it all...he was not impressed.
Even on Christmas this kid still manages that sad little puppy dog look!
Not this guy, he was all smiles all day long. Ryan's parents gave both boys a monogrammed towel. I think they are so cute...they match their bathroom perfectly!
Still smilin'!
The aftermath. Merry Christmas!
This is Christmas Eve. Those are vampire teeth in Zach's mouth. He always has to be a little different!
Both of the boys got a Nintendo DS from Santa. Definitely a hit!
Look at those faces, Santa must have got it right!
Megyn digging into her stocking.
She's still not sure it's okay to touch. All she heard since the tree went up was "Don't Touch!". Poor Meg. It's so hard to be little.
This was by far my favorite moment. Zach's preschool teacher gave all her students a Christmas gift. He was very excited about this particular gift until he opened it. The picture says it all...he was not impressed.
Even on Christmas this kid still manages that sad little puppy dog look!
Not this guy, he was all smiles all day long. Ryan's parents gave both boys a monogrammed towel. I think they are so cute...they match their bathroom perfectly!
Still smilin'!
The aftermath. Merry Christmas!
