Patti had to work the Sunday before Christmas so when she returned home Christmas Eve morning, we packed up the minivan and made the trip up to Connecticut. We loved the usual seafood feast that Bonnie and Bill put together for Christmas Eve dinner and then we put the kids to bed so that Mommy, Daddy, Pop, Mimi and Santa could all make their deliveries.
Christmas morning was magical. Will woke us up but he followed directions by not heading straight for the tree and the presents first. So everyone hit the tree at once and dove into Santa's presents.
After Santa's gifts were opened, we made our way into gifts from family and the next thing we knew it was time for breakfast, more gifts, time for lunch, more gifts, and then it was naptime. We finally got around to opening gifts from Will's Wisconsin relatives before dinner. Whew - what a day!
Maggie and Stella got lots of things to care for their babies (they LOVE their babies).
Because it snowed Christmas Eve and then again later in the week, Patrick and Will got to get out and enjoy a bit of the snow. Will hasn't had a chance to play in snow for two years so we made the most of our short time outside. After making our first snowman together, it was off to the sledding "hill" in the backyard.
