Merry Christmas

I have much to say, but I don't feel much in the mood for a long post at the moment.  Still, I couldn't let the day go by without wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. :)  Santa brought Emily an easel that she is in love with.  She really loves the chalkboard side.  The other side is a magnetic whiteboard.  Santa also brought some really nice animal magnets to play with, which she also enjoys.

Lately, coloring has become a favorite thing to do and so we thought that an easel would be the perfect gift.  It turns out we were right, though the box warns it's for 3+ kids.  Poo, on their recommendations!  ...And I can't even imagine what she'll do when we introduce her to paint! ;)

We had a very merry morning.  Angelines got up with us to see what Santa brought, then went back to bed since she had gone to sleep at 5am and is fighting a nasty cold.  We cleaned the bar with abuela and tita and then had Christmas lunch at tita's house.  Before going down for her nap, we all three watched Frosty The Snowman--a personal Christmas favorite--and this evening we made gingerbread cookies which I hope to deccorate tomorrow.  So, it's been a Christmasy day only made better by the fact that I spent all afternoon on Skype with my family laughing with them as they opened presents.  It was almost like being there.

I hope you've also celebrated with family and that Santa's brought you everything you asked for (and more).

Merry Christmas!