A happy holiday season

We had a very happy (and busy) holiday season, and we are just now recovering from all the festivities. I guess you could say that it started way back with the Breakfast with Santa. Then we had our playgroup Christmas party with all the little ones which was a lot of fun but a little too busy to get any pictures. One of Carl's colleagues then hosted a department holiday party which was nice, and we were able to show William off to everyone there. We then had a grown-up (look out!) Christmas party without William and Lily. (Thanks to Ingrid and Ryan for babysitting.) A picture of Carl and me from that night is below.



My sister, Suzanne, and her family then came into town and from that point on, it was all about Mary and Katie! We met them at a mall near my mom and dad's house for some indoor entertainment. A few pictures from that day are below.

Katie and Lily take a break on the indoor playground. They look tired already, and the fun was just beginning!

Lily on the carousel

Katie and Mary spun around and around - Katie loved going fast!

The next day, we hung out at mom and dad's house, and the girls played and played some more. The following day was Christmas Eve, and we always celebrate Christmas with my dad's side on that night. Again, I didn't get a lot of pictures, but we got our first family picture including William!

After Christmas Eve, we had..

Christmas at home

Christmas at mom and dad's house

Christmas with the Pelleritos (Dec 26th - also mom and dad's anniversary)

Christmas with Ingrid & Ryan (Monday night)

So, all in all, we had a wonderfully packed Christmas schedule. We were not able to travel this year to see Carl's side, and we truly missed all his relatives, but hopefully, we will be able to make it up in 2010.

Just to get one more celebration in, we hosted our annual Tot New Year's Eve party in which we counted down to noon. We had a great turn out, and enjoyed celebrating the new year with all our friends. I'll try to get some pictures of the event up soon. Happy New Year to everyone! We are so very grateful for all the relationships with our friends and family that make our lives so rich!