Well, it's been a packed few days but good. Tonight we got home from the farm around 10pm and it felt so good just to be home. I've just been vegging and goofing off - nice.
I think my favourite moment of the holidays was when Madi told the nativity story on Christmas Day to us using her Little People nativity set. I didn't realize how much she has retained until she started saying things like "and the angel of the Lord said 'Behold I bring you good news for all people'" or "and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger - the baby that changed that world" and so on. Absolutely beautiful. Glad we videotaped it. Later that night she told the story again to her dinosaurs.
It was our first year staying home Christmas Day and it was wonderful. I am a homebody and loved being able to take our time opening gifts and not have to rush the girls out the door. My parents and sister slept over this year and so they were here with us for the first time. We did stockings, then they played for a while and we all sat down to a nice breakfast and tidied up and then we opened gifts. The girls would open one - and then go off and play with it or ask someone to read them the book they just opened. They'd go up to their room and play and then we adults would have a chance to open our gifts. We'd take a break and go re-fuel and get drinks and such and then come back and open. Took us to lunch time. Then the girls played while we got dinner ready. Did our big meal at lunch - then we had all day to hang out. Went for a walk, played Scrabble, played some of the girl's new games, etc.
Today we went up to the farm. The farm is always crazy - loads of people and dogs. Good to see people though and Madi had a blast with all her many, many cousins. They remembered my birthday and had a cake for me.
The girls got more than spoiled. Madi asked for dinosaurs this year - only thing she asked for - and so our big gift to her was a big dinosaur. She has slept with it and it has sat on a chair at the table with us for every meal. It's our newest member of the family. SO nice when they actually like what you got them - kids can be so unpredictable! Eden is happy with her Leap Frog imagination desk and her small dinosaurs. Today at the farm they got some fun gifts - but it was so busy they really didn't get a chance to even look at them so that will be fun for them tomorrow. They can just play with all their new goodies.
Today is my birthday and Mark had taken the girls to the dollar store to pick out gifts. They got me Qtips and makeup. Lots of makeup. Very cute. Mark got me the most comfiest PJ's, housecoat and slippers ever. Sweet.
I think I have eaten worse than I ever have and have likely gained all my 20lbs back. I am suppose to be doing TaeBo right now but I just was enjoying searching for vacations and such so much I never got to it. Mark and I have vacation booked Jan. 13-20 to go somewhere hot to celebrate our anniversary - and now that it's getting closer we're starting to look more seriously at booking something. Should be fun!!
