Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas ...a bit belatedly. Again the internet has not been our friend but is finally letting me upload some pictures today.  The week before Christmas was a bit busy but Christmas Day was relaxing and fun together.  Sunday the 23rd Austin got a migraine at church, threw up in his Sunday School room and came home, missing his school performance.  When I arrived there with Bennett, they said "Oh no, Austin was supposed to sing a solo.  The first verse of Joy to the World, in Chinese.  Then we waited through 2 hours of performance and Bennett did not ever go up to sing.  I never fully understood but apparently he did not always want to practice during school so they did not force him.  But he obviously thought he was and was a little sad.  

 Christmas morning by the tree...everyone is excited.  Bennett was so cute.  I think he did not remember  much about the present aspect of Christmas morning.  He was most excited for Austin to open his gift from him and to eat cinnamon rolls and breakfast casserole.

 Notice the scary looking man in the center.  Chris decided to tease me and scare children with that mustache.  It did not last into the evening however.

 Lucy's gift...a little pink stroller.  We are hoping this will encourage her to walk.  It has not yet, but she does like pushing it around and putting her doll and animals in it.

 Lucy opening a gift from Great Grandma...a musical one which she loves!

 The very scary man again...he shaved part of it off into this look for about 10 minutes, when I told him I could not look at him anymore. :)

This is what Chris calls her sassy look...a new sweater from Nai Nai with her mini-skirt from Nana and leggings to boot.

Now all I can think about is warm weather and Thailand...still a couple of weeks away but not that far. The kids will finish out school on Monday and then we will not send them the rest of January...they would have only gone 5 days because of the New Year's break (January 1 break) but we will save the tuition and stay home.  With the cold weather, now driving our friends' car which is stick shift and new to me....I am ready for a break in carpooling.  Happy New Year!