De-Christmasing

Well, Christmas is over. Don't you hate the post-Christmas let down? Chrismtas Eve and Christmas Day are so fun turning on the radio and listening to all the Christmas music playing all day and cooking yummy food and spending loads of time with family and friends. This Christmas is a little wierd for us--most years there is some kind of spin on a "normal" Christmas for us. Todd worked on Christmas Day, so the three of us (four, if you count baby girl, but I don't really count her yet), will be celebrating our own Christmas on Saturday. So, although we went to the Counts for Christmas Eve and spent all day playing, eating, cooking, eating, going to service, eating, drinking and having a wonderful time, we will do Christmas Eve again this Friday and be Santa, filling JG's stocking and waking up to open presents on Saturday. So, the let down hasn't quite hit me yet. Thankfully. I like to drag Christmas celebrations out as long as possible anyway! Our tree is still showing some green leaves through the brown, but it will be fun to drag it out of the house to burn on Sunday. And then put away all the ornaments and decorations for another year. I just love the holidays and am looking forward to next Christmas already!

Todd told me a funny story that he heard the other day and it made me laugh to think of JG doing this to us one day. There is a Fire Chief in Phoenix whose son is also a fire chief now, but when his sons were younger, their Dad went to work one day in March (yes, MARCH) and instructed his boys to make sure the tree was taken down by the time he got home. The boys proceeded that day to take the tree down obediently. Then they shoved the whole thing into the chimney (this took a couple hours), and set it on fire! The radiant heat from the fire made them have to leave the house. When they stepped outside and looked up at the chimney, they saw flames shooting into the air from the top of the chimney --like a blow torch! So, for anyone reading this, take down your tree before March, please, and if you delegate this to children, give very specific instructions. Happy De-Christmasing, everyone!

Sweater Vests and Happy

So big and still so my baby. Here is JG in his lovely Christmas sweater vest (thanks, Mimi) with the ever popular "Happy the Hippo" in tow. This kid's poor thumb is so chapped. I'll try to get a picture of it, but what can you do when you live in Colorado and it is cold and dry and he sucks his thumb like it is a pro sport? I just love him.

I ironed the napkins!

Here are a couple pictures from the party we had over here on Saturday night. I even ironed the napkins! (for those of you who know me, you realize what a huge step this is for me. ) The napkin rings look pink, but are actually red. I still have a long way to go before I'm Karen O'Neil or Jo Wymark, but this is a start. I think I'm turning over a new. . . ironed napkin. And really, it's not the ironed napkins that make the party, but these wonderful friends who graced our home to celebrate the Christmas season with us!

My friend, SG

We were both feeling girly on this day and decided to wear pink. SG had this beautiful pink dress on for school. And yes, these are really old pictures. . . from September, I think.