Christmas

I have to say that this Christmas day was one of the best I'd had in a long time, although the lead up to it was stressful. I won't even begin to go into all the details of the hurried month and the last few days before Christmas, it would take to long and is quite boring. The reason christmas day was so good was the fact that we opened presents with the boys at about 8am, then my parents and brother came over at 10:30 to open presents and eat lunch that my mom and I fixed. (mostly mom) We then went to my in laws to do dinner and gifts with all Nates family. If you don't know us it is a pile of family. Nathan's older sister and my best friend have 4 little boys and my new niece from Ukraine, Nate's younger brother has a boy 2 and baby girl 5 months old. It is 10 kids under 10 so you can imagine the noise and chaos. Thankfully it was only 4 hrs of insanity and feasting. Even though the holidays I like most (thanksgiving, christmas) are over I can't seem to stop eating. I find myself eating cheesecake and chocolate for breakfast or right before dinner. I used to think I had pretty good self control, but something strange must have happened to it because I can't seem to find it. Speaking of self control I must brag on my sweet Evan. I don't think it was the christmas of his dreams in terms of the presents he got. I didn't seem to score with any of the things I got him except a black stuffed panther, and he had a little disappoinment with the gifts he received from others, but he handled them with real maturity and self control, something that he has lacked in the past. I mean Austin got a brand new bike and Luke and the cousins some really cool weapons, we have always tried to raise them to be happy for each other and just because something awesome happens to one doesn't mean it will happen for the others at the same time. Austin really needed a new bike and Evan didn't, last year Evan had a big birthday party and Austin didn't, so it all evens out in the wash. Anyway it was truly a Merry Christmas.