Our visit from "Ho! Ho!"

We had an amazing Christmas! The boys were so much fun. I really didn't think they would get it, but the moment they saw Santa (they call him "Ho Ho") they knew the drill. For our big family party on Christmas Eve, Kevin dressed as Santa for his final year. (Next year the boys might figure out it's him...so the torch will be passed.) They were so cute watching Santa come down the dock and they were terrified when he actually came in the house. They watched everyone get presents from a distance and clung to me like glue...but when they got their gifts...they started to really like "Ho Ho"!

It's "Ho Ho!"

Tommy would only look at him from a distance.

I think the funniest part of the night had to be Cole. Every few minutes you'd hear his deep little voice yelling above the noise of the party, "Joe Joe! (his cousin Joseph)..."Sean!" His two favorite play mates of the night. Tommy definitely bonded with Uncle Jimmy...the two of them were giggling while playing with his new play set. The boys had a ball.

Thank you Jack, Lisa, Melissa and Megan! We are eating lots of ice cream!

Thank you Jill and Ethan! The boys love their cutting board!

We spent the night at Nana and Papa's and Santa made his visit. The boys got their tractors and trucks...a new play kitchen and SO much more. Every time anyone would open a gift, the boys would be there helping out and rooting for a truck. When it wouldn't be one...they would say, "Oh no!" and look at you with pity. :) It was so funny! Here is some video of when they first came downstairs...trucks and M&M's were the hit of the morning... I had so much trouble uploading this video here so ended up hosting it on YouTube.

We got home around 2pm and the boys were so tired that they actually took a nap. Kevin and I had lots to do in preparation for our holiday dinner that night, so it was perfect. When they woke up...it was Christmas all over again as we still had lots of presents under the tree. Auntie Meredith's gifts were the biggest hit. I don't think we've stopped playing with our airport since it came out of the box.

On Christmas night when I put the boys to sleep, we talked about our day and all the exciting things that had happened. As usual, we said our good nights to everyone. When we were done, Cole paused and then added, "Bye bye Ho Ho!" Thank you to everyone for helping to make our holiday so special. We were just as excited as the boys... and sharing it with them was nothing short of magical!