Christmas 2015

We spent Christmas Eve at our house with my parents and my brother's family. All the kiddos were worked up and took it out on Grandpa. 

We put out our cookies, milk and carrots for Santa and his reindeer before bed. I even managed to get Cece to drink some milk (this never happens) to go along with Santa's. 

I will say, the kids slept great on Christmas Eve. I think I was more excited for Christmas morning than they were, I was up at least twice throughout the night. Sully got up at his regular time (6:30 AM) and we sat near the tree and admired the presents together. I kept thinking Cece would wake up (she's usually up by 6:30, also) but girlfriend slept until 7:30 AM! I couldn't believe it.

Finally, Cece arrived on the scene. A girl of wild hair and few words that morning.

And then, chaos ensued. Because, well, presents!

It took awhile to recover from that mess. To be honest, we are still recovering! After a few more pictures, a nice breakfast and a little nap (for Sully at least) we all piled into the car and headed to Nana and Gramps' lake house for Christmas dinner.

It was so warm on Christmas day that Santa was out waterskiing and the kids were in their bathing suits. That is unheard of for Christmas in Connecticut.

We enjoyed a yummy dinner, family time and yes, more presents with my parents, James' parents, my godparents and my brother's family. It's nice to enjoy the holidays together. Nana even made us snap a few pictures.

It was a holiday season topped off by a wonderful Christmas. The only thing that could have made it better was a little snow. Christmas keeps getting better every year though. Cece was really into it this year. I hope she "believes" for many more years. It makes it extra special!

Holiday Card 2015

Birthdaypalooza

 With four family birthdays in the month of December, we have a lot to celebrate. So much so, that it's just easier to combine parties. So, this year, we celebrated Cece's birthday twice. First with her Babcia (James' mom) and then again with her cousin Andrew and my dad, whose birthday is the day before hers. Unfortunately, most of my pictures are of Cece. One track mind.

We haven't had a "kid birthday" for her yet (where all her friends are invited) but this may be the last year we can get away with that. As more and more of her friends at school and elsewhere are starting to have parties, her interest in having one of her own was at an all time high this year. She even came home one day earlier this month and told me that all her friends were coming over for her birthday party. Ummm, no. Not this year anyway. If any parents have advice on how to keep the birthday party beast under control, I'd love to hear your advice!

 

We found this wooden horse barn on Craigslist. It's huge and beautiful and costs a lot of money in real life. We definitely found a gem! I'm not sure who has more fun with it, either, Cece or me. 

 

Happy Birthday Andrew, Babcia, Gramps and Cecelia!