We had a wonderful, family filled (and focused) Christmas celebration this year.  It was mellow, despite the excitement levels being high.  Dee and I even had time to get a cup of coffee before the chaos started.  Favorite gift of the year for the boys was most certainly the Wii game Skylanders.  Now, if only we could find more figures to buy…they are sold out everywhere!
Hope your Christmas was wondrous.  Here’s to all the best for 2012.

 Levi had a chance to meet up with his biological brother, Devin, and grandmother on Christmas Eve.  I’m always amazed at how much they look alike.  Levi is an amazing big brother and adores Devin (and Devin really looks up and idolizes Levi).  It’s a very sweet relationship.

 What a treat we got this year…we got to RIDE on our little island’s Christmas truck.  Thanks to our friend, Ron, who is a firefighter we got the invitation.  How fun it was to ride along and wave to all the people.  This truck is so loved.  Carlos, bless his heart, fell asleep about 2 minutes into the trip.  I think it’s his way of fighting motion sickness, he has been known to snuggle up with me on a boat trip for hours.
We loved it and hoped you all got a chance to see the Christmas Truck this year!

Couldn’t be more proud of the boys – they rocked the flash mob dance in the church Christmas Pageant this morning.  Who doesn’t love the story of the Charlie Brown Christmas?  Seeing is acted out with my people in the dance scene, priceless.

This photo is proof…Dee went to a party!  If you know her, you will know what a big deal it was.  She even had a good time and we went out AGAIN last night to a performance of the Edge Improv.  So much fun and much needed break from the holiday chaos.

On the 14th day of advent, the activity for the day was “build a fort and eat dinner in it”.  FUN!  It was very intimate and we got to really sit closely together, share a meal and talk.  We will surely be doing this again.

 This is the first time in many years that we have had a real sized Christmas tree.  Dee and I were excited to take the boys out to the tree farm, search for the tree, have some cider and cut one down.  It was a pretty fast adventure, the boys actually found the perfect tree right away.
Came home, struggled with the lights (1/2 the strand kept going dark) and finally got to the point to decorate.  Always fun pulling out the old ornaments and having the boys put them on the tree.  They did a great job and it looks and smells so good!

All Trey wants for Christmas….