Merry little…

We had an amazing Christmas here at our house.  Colin sent us a few pictures of Easton, and understandably, they were not here with us.  I can’t wait for next year!  The baby and Spencer are doing well. Hoping to break out soon!   Hospitals are not conducive to getting much rest.  I am thankful she was able to deliver with minimal problems and everyone is happy and healthy!  

Preston was also absent.  He spent the day in Sterling with Sunny’s family.  We missed them, but will see them this weekend.  

The rest of us exchanged gifts, ate ourselves silly, and enjoyed visiting, hanging out playing with the girls’ new toys, and watching a little football.  

Every photo I see, reminds me of Colin as a baby.  This little boy is absolutely perfect, adorable and so very loved already!  Grammy and poppy are smitten. 

We did tease Evelyn a little bit about having to share her birthday!  She took it in true Evelyn fashion, saying as long as he didn’t poop at the party, she was fine with it!  

Quincy had to work today, but we were able to open gifts and have lunch before she had to leave.  I’m glad she got to hang out for a while. And I am proud of her for her dedication and willingness to work on the holiday.  People still need to be cared for, even on Christmas.  

I feel incredibly blessed to be surrounded with such good people.  Love my little crew.  

Happy birthday Jesus.  

 

Christmas Eve - oh boy!

As you all know, our first grandchild was born on Christmas Eve 7 years ago.  And yesterday, Easton John was also born on Christmas Eve, meaning we have 2/3 of our grandchildren born on Christmas Eve! Did we go to the 5pm mass as scheduled?  Uhh nope. We couldn’t stand it and hopped on the turnpike and sneaked a peak at the most adorable little boy!  We are overjoyed with happiness and feel incredibly blessed!  The little buddy weighed 8 pounds .08 ounces and is 19 inches long.  He has a lot of fuzzy hair and looks a whole lot like his daddy!  We are so blessed and absolutely cannot wait to play with this amazing gift!  

The ugly sweater contest at Cameron’s bank that he won because he had the most amazing sweater!  

And not to be left out, this kid is 7!  It seems unreal that she is already 7 years old!  What a whirlwind!  She is smart, articulate, funny, and the sweetest girl ever.  We love you Evie!  We are excited you get to share your special day with a sweet baby cousin!  

Merry Christmas Eve!  We already won the lottery of Christmas gifts!  

 

The gang Christmas

We had a very nice time at Brian and Stephanie’s house celebrating Christmas with the Lang gang.  A day I truly look forward to each year.  The absence was palpable, but somehow not as sharp as I was expecting.  Maybe the excitement of the children?  Maybe because after last week, I was just cried out.  

Maybe it is just the fact that it is nice to have one day where we just sit and visit, have the cousins all together and have nothing else to do.

When the kids were growing up, it was our tradition to do the Lang gang Christmas on Christmas Eve.  I remember many nights where we ran  home from there and spent the rest of the night wrapping, assembling, perhaps a little bit of marital squabbling, (sometimes tried to include midnight mass, but as we got wiser, we went earlier) and staying up way too late only to be awakened by Cameron at 5 am.  Now, the wrapping isn’t done, but there is nothing to assemble, as that’s not a grandparent job, and there is truly nothing to squabble about.  And Cameron has been trained to sleep in.  Christmas isn’t the same. It’s not as busy. It’s not as stressful. But that, in and of itself is sort of sad.  Added into an absence at the table, and I’m fully comprehending why Christmas has always been seen as such a hard holiday for so many.  

And I didn’t mean to make this a depressing post. I really did enjoy spending time with the family. I am completely proud of my niece, and I was happy to tell her to her face and talk to her for a while.  I loved seeing my nephews and my great nephew Lawson is a complete trip.  And all of our kids except Colin and Spencer were there, which you know makes me happy.  The reason for Colin and Spencer missing- complete joy to fill our coming days.  We have so much to be thankful for.  We are attempting to love, and live gracefully. 

Thank you especially to my sister-in-law who always goes above and beyond.  I am very fortunate to have Steph. She is truly a Godsend.