Christmas Day

Our Christmas was absolutely wonderful this year! We started off this day of holy celebration with mass. Our whole family was in attendance which made it very special for me. Nicholas and Ella were trying to sing along with the Christmas hymns that they likely know quite well by now considering how much they have heard them at home this past week. After mass we went over to my parent's house for brunch and to open gifts. After we stuffed ourselves full of eggs, bacon, hash browns, danish, and fruit the kids were very excited to open their gifts. Ella was most excited about her lotion and bath wash and carried them around with her everywhere she went. Nicholas loved his HUGE Curious George monkey that Eric & Tina bought for him. Now he has a small George and a big one and he thinks it is so awesome! We all went home in the afternoon so the kids could rest and went back over to my parents house later Christmas evening for dinner. We had ham, homemade macaroni and cheese, asparagus, and a fruit salad which was delicious. We ended the night playing Apples to Apples again which is a new family favorite. Our family was very spoiled this year with many things. Gifts and being surrounded by loved ones was wonderful but I think we would all agree that being home and having Nicholas feeling GREAT was the BEST part of Christmas by far.