Reflections from the Holidays

So many good things happened during the holiday season - here is a small glimpse of our family fun....

 

~Two year old niece, Emma, correcting me that it was 'pull-up' and not 'pull-ups' (because clearly, Auntie, she only had ONE pull-up on)

~Christmas Eve:

    - Bethany and Brianna singing a beautiful rendition of O Holy Night

    -Step In Time (Same 2 yr old niece dancing in the kitchen)

    -Shallon Kicking up her heels during Step in Time

    -Shallon doing the cheerleader pose at the end of prayer (and Dad's face when he saw it!)

    - Warm PJ's that all matched (Three month old niece, Kiera, little ones and how adorable and snuggly she was)

    -Pop-Pop and Em(niece) eating a pound of shrimp before we even sat down to eat

~Christmas Day:

    - Paper everywhere

    - Happy faces and good presents

    - B's face when i said i was buying underwear for the entire family.

    - Just being together - good laughter

    - Missing L and J!!! (Sister and brother in law)

    - Aunt C's good food and the Football game

    - Emma saying "Say 'wear it' Mom" during the grab bag

    - Pop-Pop wearing the tiara for at least an hour during the grab bag

    - Emma and Regan running and screaming and laughing

    - Did i mention the football game?

~After Christmas:

    - Emma clearing her throat and wearing the big 'bosom' poncho while singing, making us all laugh

   - Kiera's snuggly self, the smell of her baby head, her sweet smiles

   - Emma curled up with Pop-Pop on his chair watching TV

   - Emma.

   - Having B and S around - was SO nice!!!! (Brother and sister in law)

   - Packing to go be with Lynne and Jim

   - Spending the 'last night' in the house they built

   - Moving....enough said

   - Spending four hours in L's walk-in closet

   - The peace of havingthe Master Bedroom/Bath cleaned and organized and smelling clean

   - L and her 'black lung'

   - Stripping wallpaper

   - Forgetting what day it was and having paint in my hair

   - Stripping wallpaper

   - L/Js 10,000 lb bedroom furniture

   - Being able to watch part of the Eagles game by the pool (while everyone else was in the house working!)

   - Listening to J drilling something at 3am

   - Stripping wallpaper

   - Calling Dad while lounging in the pool

   - Stripping wallpaper

   - Warm weather in the middle of December

   - A great pilot who landed in the fog

   - Did i mention stripping off wall-paper???