Christmas 2011

So fun. Lexi is the perfect age to really appreciate the whole Christmas thing this year. We went out Christmas Eve to Nolan’s. We were the first ones there and we stayed just long enough so that Lexi didn’t break anything! At one point her and Sawyer were just basically doing laps from the livingroom to the kitchen. When we got home she kept saying “I gotta get to sleep, Santa is coming, Santa is coming!”. She made sure to get out some cookies for Santa too but for some reason she decided to hide them under the tree. I think she might have some Easter envy.

Ratte’s were in town but busy with family. We got together for breakfast on Friday and they were able to spend the night after Christmas before heading back off to Thunder Bay. I keep thinking one of these years Santa will come through for me and deliver them back to Winnipeg. Something about having Paul here makes me feel grounded. Not sure how else to explain it other than a calmness I feel when he is around.

Christmas day Shan’s Mom and Grandma came over for breakfast and then my parent’s, Sister, and Grandma came for dinner. It was so nice for the girls to spend that time with everyone. Lexi is still asking where Marcy is. She kept luring her downstairs for more play time.

In the evening the Bosaks popped in and Lexi was in her glory with Payton and Bronwyn. They all had their Christmas pajama’s on and even Ashlyn gave up the thumbs up.

Last night we had another dinner with all the buds. At one point in the night Mike leaned over to me and said “man, I really like our group…”. We have this really tight core group of people in our lives that seem to just get closer as the years go by. Sometimes we add someone to that group and sometimes we lose one to another town but it really feels like home when everyone is here. Good to have Ponch and Mel back this year and Toph a little closer after the holidays.