Mom and her hubby, John, scored big-time with this awesome gift... a Lenox Patriotic Mickey and Minnie! It is in the china cabinet I got from my grandma a few months ago... a new treasure inside an old treasure and both really make me smile. John and I just love our little Disney habit together and couldn't be happier about this addition to our collection.
My sister brought a little "gift" for the ladies to share- a $75 box of chocolate from Wall Street, NYC. Heavenly! I love having such a great photo of Caitlin, my mom, and me, and getting that box open and sampling chocolates together was such fun! (But who had the ridiculously stupid idea to put caraway seeds in chocolate? Disgusting.)
My mom requested a Jalen-original for Christmas so Jay completed her artwork in time and we framed it. She loved it and Jalen was really happy to give her.
Little Miss Morgan *loves* Maya and Ryan, two of her second cousins. I sure wish we had more opportunities to see them and the rest of the cousins.
Oh my goodness did we do a lot of laughing at Christmas dinner! We had a beautiful, fun-filled visit with John's brother and his family. Luke's new ukulele combined with John's lyrical "skills" provided some great entertainment. Uncle Bill, cousin Tony, and John all had Jalen and Luke mesmerized with their basketball adventure stories of the past!
And finally, Parker's got a new best friend in her cousin, Brian. They were playing games together, laughing, and, oh boy, was it a joy to see!!!! I love when a guy isn't too old and too cool to enjoy the kids. Thanks for making her day, Brian- she can't wait to see you again!
