Christmas 2009!

Wow, Christmas has come and gone. But it sure was fun! The big guy in the red suit was good to all of us, as usual. And it is lots of fun to still have a family member who BELIEVES in him. This might be our last year, though!

We spent Christmas Eve and Day at home with the kiddos, it was great to have everyone here and just relax and open gifts. Abby's big wishes for the year mostly included books, books and books ... and a few pretty clothes. TJ got a new bike, since he has just about driven the wheels off of his other one. ha

On Saturday, we headed to the Scott family Christmas and spent the night at grandma and grandpa's, with all the extended family. The kids love this special time with their cousins, as some years it is the only time we manage to get everyone together.

Saturday was also our 27th anniversary, and in the typical busy Christmas season fashion, it pretty much went un-celebrated. Guess I'm finally used to that after all these years, ha ha.

Sunday was grandma and grandpa Scott's 50th anniversary, and we helped them celebrate their special day with a family lunch. We got a surprise 7 inches of snow that made the drive a little hectic, but made for great scenery from the lunch window. And TJ got home just in time to have a little snow play time with his friends before dark.

Now this week I'm off work with the kids, and we'll do some exchanges and shopping. Abby is anxious to get to the mall and get busy at that famous bear-stuffing place with a gift certificate that Drew gave her. We'll keep the decorations up until the end of the week ... I think I enjoy them more now when things are so peaceful, and that's also why we don't put them up very early. On Saturday Drew will head back to college and we'll get back into the basketball travel team routine, AKA bleacher time!