Christmas 2014

It was a truly wonderful Christmas this year.  My wish is for every Christmas to follow to be like this one :)  

On Christmas morning, we got up with Ben to see what Santa had brought him.  He was VERY excited, and happily played with a few un-wrapped toys while Greg and I woke up over coffee for a bit.

We opened a few gifts just the three of us and played before my parents arrived.

Then we set the table for breakfast:

My mom made her delicious Danish puff - so so good as usual!

Then we opened gifts again!  Ben helped open every present - includes ones for others :)

In the early afternoon, Lisa, Evan, Shirley and Fred joined us for drinks, presents and eventually, dinner!  It was awesome having a full house for the holiday!

Shirley and my mom:

The boys, drinking hot toddies and looking through Lisa and Evan's wedding album:

Me and Greg:

Lisa and Evan Skype-ing with Evan's family in Michigan (and Ben joined them):

"Put a plate on top of your head and draw a Santa Claus".  LOL.  A very abstract turn out:

Me and Lisa:

Dad, me, Lisa and Fred:

Evan and I doing dinner prep:

Lisa and Evan in their new camping chair!

Me, Greg, Lisa and Evan:

Dinner time!

We finished the evening playing our new game "Ticket to Ride" while Ben painted a masterpiece:

Followed immediately by a bath and getting snugly in his new bear bathrobe :)

What a great day!  I'm exhausted the day after - the Christmas Tree has already been taken down (we have had it up since the day after Thanksgiving!) and I'm slowly transforming the house back to normal.