Glory to God in the Highest...

And peace to his people on Earth!

Wow...we are tired...even Roxy.

We had a great Christmas. Daniel and William woke early Christmas morning...not because of excitement, but just because they always do! Philip woke up around 6:30, and we all headed down the stairs...well, I fell down the stairs. Chris caught it on video, but I don't think I'll share!

The boys had a great time seeing what Santa brought.

The big gift was a new swingset. Santa left a letter explaining that he didn't have the room in his sleigh for it put together, so he left it for Daddy to do. I don't think the boys were too excited about this gift since it wasn't ready to play on yet.

The hits were lots of Legos for Philip...

camo hats from Susan and Rob...

capes made by Mom (okay, they weren't hits at first, to my dismay, but they have worn them a lot since Christmas!)...

puzzles, Play-Doh, toothbrushes, gloves, books, fire trucks, games, and so much more!!

On Christmas day, we had lunch with Aunt Elizabeth, GranGran, and PopPop. GranGran fixed steaks, and asparagus. Chris made his twice baked potatoes. Delicious!

After lunch, we all headed outside for our annual snowball fight. The boys had a blast targeting Aunt Elizabeth and me!

While the little guys napped, Chris began putting the swingset together. PawPaw and PopPop helped!

Little did we know, it would take two and a half days. Chris spent his whole vacation on this project. He did a great job and the boys love it! We had Will and Patrick over to play on it yesterday and everyone had a blast!

On Sunday, we headed to Pensacola for a McGough family get together.

Mom, Dad, Elizabeth, and my crew met up with Ona, Bobby, Bob, Tina, and Big Mama for corn and crab chowder. Philip and Daniel had a blast running around Ona and Bobby's backyard with their dog, Honey.

Even William sat on a blanket and giggled at his brothers and the pup!

Yesterday ended the vacation. We were sad to see Chris go back to work, but I think getting back to the routine was good for us all. We stayed home all day. Will and Patrick played here for a couple of hours and then Philip went to their house for an hour that afternoon. Needless to say, he was exhausted by the days end!