December 25th-30th Getting Ready for 2012!

     Christmas morning was full of excitement and the spirit of Christmas as my parents, my boys, my fiancé, and I all opened presents, enjoyed pancakes and bacon, and relaxed all day long.  After our tradition of opening gifts one at a time from youngest to oldest (so we can all enjoy what everyone else has gotten), we had breakfast and sent the boys off to their dad’s for the rest of the day.  Then, my fiancé spent hours in the kitchen preparing our Christmas Day Feast of turkey and gravy, stuffing, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, mashed sweet potatoes, and chocolate pie for dessert. Yum!! We even were able to talk to the rest of the family in Oregon by speakerphone. It was a memorable day.  The high of the holidays over, we continued throughout the week settling back into routines and saying goodbye to gammy and grandpa as they headed off to Hawaii for the rest of their vacation. Only New Year’s left and 2012 begins.  I wonder was the New Year has in store for all of us…