And we're done.......

Whew! Christmas has come and gone, and (aside from the usual family drama) it went very well. We enjoyed Christmas Eve dinner w/ Scott's parents and then came home to get ready for church. We went to the midnight service and then came home to finish up our parental duties. We finally got to bed around 2:30 and at 6:30, Kate was at our door whispering "Mommy...Daddy...SANTA CAME!!!" We held the girls off from the presents until Grammy and Pop Pop arrived and then the race was on! The girls ended up w/ just about everything they asked for, Scott and I received some fabulous presents, and everyone enjoyed being together for the special day. I think Katelyn's favorite presents were her Hannah Montana box, her bed tent, her Gameboy Advance, and her Splatster. Abby is still checking all of hers out, but enjoys her 'busy ball activity center,' her music-making kangaroo, and her new blanket from Aunt Erica! Scott got the GPS watch he really wanted, some new jeans, and new shirts, among other things. I got new sneakers AND new boots (!!!), the new Harry Potter movie, some wonderful new shirts, and a new Foodsaver (since apparently mine stopped vacuuming not long ago and no one told me...so when I removed the wrapping paper, I am looking at it like "they are BOUND to know we already had one of these...what is going on here?" and I ask "what's in the box?"...yep, that was a conversation that led to me being teased relentlessly for the rest of the afternoon. All-in-all though, we really couldn't have asked for more!!!

Parenting is such a fun job sometimes. Abby, a.k.a. "The Toddler Tornado," was her usual self yesterday and managed to get ahold of a cup of coffee and pour in into our laptop...yay. I immediately pulled the hard drive out, took the case apart, dumped it all out and have left it in an upside down "V" on our kitchen table w/ hopes that it will dry out. I just hope for one more boot so I can recover my stuff. We shall see...I'll check on it when I get home this afternoon. I did see a new laptop online today for $197, so hopefully we can replace this one as soon as Scott gets a job.

My dad left today to return to Virginia, where he probably still has snow on the ground, and we will leave tomorrow at some point to spend a few days with my mom and her new husband. I'm hoping that THEY still have snow too because I know my girls would love to see (and play in) some snow this winter. I also hope to see one of my best friends while I'm in VA - MEGAN!!!! :) We haven't seen her and her fiance since I was approximately 6 weeks pregnant with Abby, so it will be nice if we can find a time that works for all to get together. We'll return to Wilmington in time to ring in the new year and, of course, watch the Hokies play on New Year's Eve!

I hope that you all enjoyed your Christmas holiday and that we can all get some relaxation in this weekend and this upcoming week before everything kicks back into high gear after the first of the year!

All my love,