Santa Claus is Coming to Town

You heard it...Harrison and Brooks made it onto Santa's "good" list this year! And man, oh man, did he deliver. You would have thought that these two hadn't had a single off day all year in terms of behaving. Santa is obviously skimming a bit in the research department, but I think that deep down, Santa knows they are the sweetest kids in the world and he couldn't help but spoil them a little. And yes, the Batman helicopter did arrive and it is everything that Harrison was dreaming of.

We made it up to Athens on Wednesday and got to spend almost a week with Nat Nat, Zach, Lee Lee, and Bill. Plus we got to visit with MaMa, Da Barbara, Molly, and Davis during our trip. Harrison was able to fit in a nasty spill that always manages to remind me that our dental bills are going to be outrageous in the near future. But he was a trouper and didn't seem too set back by the fact that his front tooth got pushed back and his bottom lip had the imprint of that particular tooth. Nevermind it was his good tooth (the one that WASN"T already turning black). But who's counting?

We had a great time being with family and watching the excitement of two little children as they soaked in all the Christmas magic and anticipation of Santa's arrival. Plus, we were fortunate enough to have a small, or should I say, large visitor on Christmas Eve. Uncle Zach must have some serious pull up in DC because he was able to make a few phone calls and arrange for a special appearance by Santa himself. Brooks was a little less enchanted than Harrison by Santa's visit because she had woken from a nap to see a big, red, bearded person holding her, but Harrison couldn't have been more pleased. It was a wonderful Christmas and fantastic vacation. And I'm pretty sure my house will explode if one more toy gets taken in. My car is already on the verge of breakdown just from the load we brought back! Christmas was a success for all of us and I hope that anyone reading this had just as good of a holiday! Onto the New Year!