Christmas brings together loved ones from near and far.

I'm thankful Babes was able to spend Christmas with his entire family this year; he hasn't seen his sister's kids in a few years. The kids were great. I didn't even have to twist any arms or legs to get these pictures, thanks guys!

How sad it is not to be a kid on Christmas Day! ahah

But, I really enjoyed seeing all the happy (and not so happy = clothes) faces of the kids opening their presents. Baby Jonathan was a delight; he practically opened all of his own presents as well as helped others with theirs. =D

How the Grinch Stole Christmas And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled ’till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more. –Dr. Seuss

Silver and gold decorations on ev'ry Christmas tree,

....but upon closer inspection, we found it to be a little boring so we threw in some red decorations as well and viola! We bought our tree only a week ago since last year, right after Thanksgiving, we had eagerly set out to get it and by Christmas it was ready for tree heaven. Nice watering job Babes! =/ This year though, I have been very vigilant in it's care...by being more optimistic, hooray!