No pictures from our second Christmas, but it was just as fun and festive as the first. All the family gathered at Marie & Dave's on New Year's Eve with five hours of energy. We enjoyed snacks and chatting, but the kids really wanted to know when we got to open presents. The kids were still waiting for gifts from Daniel and Julie, as well as us, but first waited patiently for the four of us to open ours. Sofia made a fine Santa's Helper passing out the gifts, though Thomas was hard to identify without any facial hair. Much love and many gifts were shared. What a generous family!
We passed the time away sharing stories of our visits home and laughing away the minutes. Poor Sofia didn't find it funny that she had to put away her princess dress and shoes and go to bed before midnight and was grateful to rejoin the party. We all made it to midnight and quickly headed for home.
Thomas and I had cleaned up our "new room" with an air mattress and sleeping bag to wake up in the new house. It made for a cold and dark trip to the bathroom for me in the middle of night, but it was fun. I brought breakfast over in the morning, and then we set to work. Maybe in a few months we'll be waking up there "for real".
2014 has much in store for us, I just know it. Many blessings have we received, and many more, I suspect.
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