Merry Christmas to All!

We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! We spent Christmas Eve with Miguel's family. We had a wonderful dinner that was followed by a presentation of the nativity. Little Julianne was the star. She did great flying through the air, thanks to her dad, and held on tight to it.
Gabriela about had a meltdown when she realized she wasn't picked to be Mary, but overcame her disappointment once she was decked out as an angel. Sophia was a lowely shepard abiding in the field. We opened gifts and had a great time. The family talent show was a hit again. Miguel and I graced everyone with a jitterbug routine we stole from "Dancing with the Stars." It had a few glitches, but the audience was still generous with their applause. Miguel, Gabriela, and Sophia stole the show with their techno dancing version of Amazing Grace. (I'll post video soon, since I got the techno to do so for Christmas). The girls looked cute as ever in the dresses my Mom made. These are by far my favorites. They looked like little wrapped gifts. They even let me put their hair in curlers the night before.

Santa was good to the girls again this year. Gabriela wanted a princess maker (?), so Santa brought her a lot of princess dolls. She also got an art easel with supplies since she is a budding artist. Sophia got a new baby doll, highchair, and playpen which she likes as well as a cleaning set. Julianne got a piggy bank toy and a cash register/market toy. Our house is a mess, I'm sure like everyone elses, but it's worth it. It's been great and the kiddos make the holidays so much more fun.