Christmas weekend

We celebrated Christmas with the family this weekend.  The house was bustling with cousins and friends.  My parent's house felt just as I remembered it as a kid - warm, loving and a little bit chaotic.  Kids were tearing through gifts, getting one half-way out of it's package before the next distraction.  Talking to each other over walkie talkies, throwing footballs, a sleepover at Grammy & Papa's so the fun wouldn't stop.     

J truly believes in the magic of it all.  We sent his elf Maxi home to the North Pole (J didn't really like being watched all the time!) --- Rudolph came and picked him up and believe it or not, the next day it snowed!  We think Maxi was sending a message that he had arrived safely.   On Sunday at the family party, Santa came with a gift for all the kids and amazingly enough he knew J liked monster trucks (!!) 

A season of magic and anticipation...  we had a great time!