Springroll may not realize it, but s/he is already a Creighton fan!! :)
Our memorable Christmas began on Christmas Eve. We decided that we were going to beat mother nature and still have the company of family for dinner on Christmas Eve. We met for mass at 4pm and then headed back to our house for dinner (yummy prime rib!!) and a few present openings (Tri & Tami's family were not able to make it, so we just let the "kids" open a few presents... including Springroll). Everyone got ready to leave... and wouldn't you know it, Grandma & Grandpa got stuck in a snow drift at the end of our driveway. After a few men & a nice truck helped them get out, everyone was off to face mother nature! Unfortunately (for them), everyone made it home except for Thuy & Brad's family. They couldn't get to their house in Deer Creek :( and so, we had visitors! Thuy, Brad, Benjamin and Tucker (that's an 18 mo old & 3 wk old)! We really enjoyed having them around over Christmas... otherwise we would have all been snowed in... but instead we were snowed in together!!
Needless to say, since Springroll has yet to arrive, we are lacking in the toy department. Especially for Benjamin who is very active! Fortunately, we have a tupperware drawer and this actually entertained him for quite some time. He's a good organizer and I really enjoyed watching him... trying to figure out how his little mind was working. Sometimes he went for colors, other times shapes. I think those stacking cups & legos at home have really helped his tupperware organization skills!
Another thing that we enjoyed doing, was "dancing" to the motion-activated, singing Christmas tree. CAUTION: If you were invited to the party, or just happend to "stop by", you were not allowed to leave until Benjamin was willing to excuse you. The dance was simple... just bend at the knees and bounce. Sometimes we'd pick up our feet... I'd flail my arms, but Benjamin did not add this to his groove. The man's got moves... don't mess with him!!Thuy & Brad finally got to make it home on the 26th around 2pm. Surprisingly, they were willing to go to dinner that night and come back to our house to finish up our present opening. What troopers!! We definitely had a very memorable Chrismas... and made one really contemplate what the true meaning of Christmas!
We are so fortunate to have such a thoughtful family.
Merry Christmas to all... and a Happy New Year (the year of Springroll :)).
