Christmas 2011

Traditional Indian Take Out. New footie pajamas. Christmas Eve church. O Holy Night solo. Candlight. Bells. "Happy Birthday, Jesus!!". Gift wrapping. It's A Wonderful Life. Crying. Stuffing stockings. Up too late. Cookies for Santa. Lettuce for reindeer.

6:23 am. Giddy little boy. Wrapping paper everywhere. Thomas toys. Aurora. Books. Puzzles. Dress-up set. Nickelodeon Dance for the Wii. Kitchen knives. Hand-mixer. Stephen King. Cigar. New red coat. Polka-dot socks. Beads. K-cups. Santa reads my blog.

Fresh waffles. Bacon. More bacon. Coffee. Sticky laughing kids. Nana. Papa. GiGi. New camera. First handheld video games. Lots and lots of birdseed. More Thomas toys. So many batteries. No "C" batteries. Fail.

Grandma. Grandpa. Uncle Jay. More Thomas toys. Clothes. Kindle Touch. Gift cards!! Lalaloopsy. 50 Cans of Play-doh. Dollhouse bathroom. Near catastrophe. His and hers kiddie cameras. Things that sparkle. Things that smell pretty.

Blessed nap.

Filet mignon. Roasted potatoes. V. Sattui Cabernet Sauvignon. Homemade tiramisu. Coffee. Pasta. Peanut butter and jelly on a bagel.

Nickelodeon Dance for the Wii Dance Party.

A missing plane. One week without the paci. Up too late. Sleepy babies.

Love. Laughter. Exhaustion. Warmth. Giggles. Kindness. Generosity. Family.

Merry Christmas.