We just celebrated our second Christmas of this season and it isn't even December 20th yet !
Our first Christmas was last week with Kaelin up in Maryland. That was fantastic and I didn't think it could get much better than that. Then today we got a Skype call from England and we celebrated all over again with Kyle and his family. Because the kids are off for 2 weeks over there the English Lawlor's will be celebrating Christmas day (week) in the French Alps, at/on Mt. Blanc*, skiing. Since they will not be at home in Windsor on the 25th of December they celebrated Christmas today, complete with a foot of snow on the ground. Kyle said the kids were super excited and were up at dawn. Then when they realized it was starting to snow the day became even better. Abby and Roman exchanged gifts and spend the morning playing. (Kyle and Bridget's gift from us was a new set of luggage for all their European travels so they spent the morning packing.) By noon Kyle said there was a foot of snow on the ground so the afternoon was spent playing in the snow. Who knew they could have stayed in Windsor for skiing?
The family called us around 3 this afternoon US time. It was nearly 8 there and they were winding down for the day. It had been a wonderful Christmas for them and we had just as great a time hearing all about it. The Play Dough Fun Factory was a HUGE hit with Abby and the Ninja Zhu Zhu Hamster and armor was just what Roman wanted. When Abby and Roman exchanged gifts and she got a Zhu Zhu Hamster Boat and Roman got a Radio Controlled Car so they had a great time with "hamsters" flying and floating all over the place.
Aunt Kristen and Uncle Kent did a great job sending the kids crafts. We got to see the finished products of Abby's "Make a Doll" and Roman's Plaster Buzz Light Year that he had to create and then paint. Both crafts were awesome and the kids were very proud of their accomplishments.
By now they are sound asleep and dreaming of their first Christmas as a family. Kyle said Roman was so excited he was shaking! Last year at this time he was just getting to meet the family for the first time when he came to the USA as a visitor. And now he is part of a most wonderfully amazing family.
GOD BLESS US EVERYONE !
*When Ger and I got married we traveled through Europe for 6 weeks and one of our most memorable stops was Mt. Blanc. We never thought then that our grandchildren would be skiing there.
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