Christmas 2014

it was another wonderful christmas-
here are the kids on christmas eve before bed in their new pj's.
and just like last year, d could hardly stay awake!

but i had to keep him up so the kids could all open their new pj's together.
we do this when we get home from christmas eve dinner at grandma and grandpa's.
then the kids get them on and we all read 'twas the night before christmas together.

in the days following christmas the kids built some good fires,
and we had some good cozy days relaxing in the living room by the fireplace.

i love those days at home when we relax and the kids hang out together,
and we have nowhere to go and nowhere we need to be...but home, with each other.

i had bobby go out and capture some shots of the kids on christmas,
mid-morning when they were all dressed and waiting for family to come over for brunch.

bobby spent the night with us on christmas eve, just as he did two years ago.
it was so fun to have him there on christmas morning to be a part of it all.
and he was so helpful getting things out and ready for our family brunch.
so here we are on christmas morning...

and here we are when we went out to pick out our christmas tree...

then these two made fancy latte's when we got home,
they were so thrilled i wanted to take their picture...

it was a special year for john, as the first graders get to be a part of the christmas pageant.
he looked so sweet and holy up there singing, it made me so emotional watching him.

our post-mass group selfie on christmas eve (lc was still recovering from being sick).
and almost complete family photo on christmas eve.

there are many more pictures i was hoping to include but i am having trouble loading them.
and i need to get this thing posted, so i can move on to the next post i am overdue for!