Now that all of the festivities are over, it is time for the blogging!

Last night, we joined Sean's mom, Meghan and Clint at the church for the Christmas Eve service. It was enjoyable and not as crowded as last year's service. After we got home, I began wrapping the gifts for Sean's mom, dad, Ryan and Jenny (we drew names of the couples and we got Ryan and Jenny this year.) The only trouble I had was trying to wrap the ironing board that we got for Jenny. And of course, as many of you would expect, it was back to playing video games. Until I got really tired and passed out on the couch.

This morning, I woke up to Cait looking at me like an excited child on Christmas morning. After feeding the cats, I called Mum. Breann seemed to be the most excited about her presents, although Sami seemed to be very pleased with herself and her singing game. I was very surprised when I spoke to Cole. When I expressed my shock at his voice, he seemed happy with himself.

This is our tree. Due to limited space in the living room, we opted for a three foot tree. Twice we've caught Guen up on the shelf staring at the tree. The first time, Cait was sitting on the floor watching Guen. They looked like a big sister/little sister combination, with the little sister who is supposed to keep watch for the parents.



Around noon, we headed to Donna's for gifts and lunch with the immediate family. Donna made a very good ham, some of which we brought home. Meghan made roasted vegetables (red potatoes, carrots, red peppers, mushrooms, and onions.) The spread all together was delicious. Here are Donna, Clint, and Meghan, well the back of her head, in the kitchen before we all sat down to eat.



This is Baby, Caitlin's dog, chewing on one of her bones. She was laying on the present next to her at one point with the bone.

The three dogs and their bones; Lexi, Bentley, and Baby (in front)

Sean sat on his knees to take a picture of something and Baby came up behind him with her bone and just layed there.

He spent a lot of time playing with the puppies, too.

And Bentley...