december 24th - joy (283)

Tonight is the night and the magic is in the air. The kids woke up this morning and are already ready to go back to bed so they can wake up on Christmas. We FINALLY watched Polar Express after weeks of Daddy trying to push it on everyone. After breakfast, we went to spread a little joy to Uncle Mike, who is pretty much locked in at his place. Lucy and Gemma both dressed up for the occasion to make sure there was no mistake that they were the Christmas patrol. Fresh calamari (Alex’s favorite) and tuna steaks for dinner made the fact that we couldn’t go out for a meal much better. The kids checked in on virtual Christmas service for the “good parts and the candles.”  Mommy was ahead of the game, so we were all in bed pretty early so Santa could come and take care of his business.