Our Christmas Story

We had a beautiful Christmas visiting family, playing games, eating and drinking way too much! I am going to dust off the treadmill today and run off the eggnog, cookies, mashed potatoes & gravy, and all the other goodies that have clung on to my caboose!

Speaking of food...we had Surf and Turf on Christmas Day. Piper and Lucy weren't too sure of the menu, so they played it safe with the broccoli and baked potatoes. My cousin Evelyn was getting ready to break into her crab legs when Piper says "What? You're going to break off his leg?" she covered her eyes and shook her head "Oh, I can't even watch"!

Santa did bring the Cupcake Machine and Baby Alive Doll!!!
Piper whipped up a couple batches of delicious cupcakes for us to share...Mmmm! Lucille played mommy for about two hours - giving the doll a bottle with real water, feeding it real baby food, racing to get it to the potty chair, cleaning up real accidents, changing diapers, tickling, hugging and rocking the baby - phew! Then once she got the baby to sleep- she sighed, looked at me, and said "Ugh, next time she needs her diaper changed, you do it!".

Santa Cluas is Coming to Town...

Piper and Lucille have been marking the calendar and counting the days till' Santa comes to town. They've baked him cookies and have made their wish lists. When they met Mr. Claus face to face the other day, Lucille asked for a Real Live Baby doll that Pees and Poops, and Piper asked for a Cupcake Maker for kids that makes REAL cupcakes with frosting!
They have lots of questions about what his house looks like, and where do the elves sleep, and do reindeer eat snow, and...

It is so beautiful to watch the girls sing and dance to Christmas Carols, decorate the tree with ornaments, make homemade cards and gifts for friends and pick out a little special gift for our cat. Watching and listening to them instantly brings me back to memories of my childhood ~ Laying under the Christmas tree, looking up at the lights making wishes. Having a slumber party Christmas Eve with my brother and sister -too giddy to sleep, and waking up at 5am ready to burst. Watching my mom and dad drink hot coffee in their robes and slippers trying to wake up and thinking "yes, this is something really special".

To all our family and friends,
I wish you all a Magical Christmas and a New Year filled with Peace and Prosperity.