After Steve and I got back from our cruise, we went into high gear getting ready for Christmas. Our service at church was really neat, with the 'band' behind a curtain and most of the service incorporating a live nativity play and lots of singing. We had a great time visiting with both sides of the family.
When we get together with my side of the family, my young cousins are there too, which makes for 8 children, ages 5-12.There's something I love about being at my parents' house at Christmas. I am quite a nostalgic person, and thinking of my grandmothers, who were always there, and often slept over at Christmas, makes being at 'home' the perfect place to be at Christmas.
Rob and Mandy gave Elizabeth a princess outfit which she was very pleased with, and modeled frequently for the next few days!! 
A highlight for the girls was the gift of a Maplelea doll for each of them, and Jonathan was thrilled to receive a RipStik, which he has been riding around the basement, waiting for the better weather so he can take it outside. The kids all love their Webkinz, too, so Elizabeth is holding her new Himalayan cat in this picture too. She is at the home of Steve's sister and her husband in this photo. Their house is probably my favourite, and it dresses up beautifully at Christmas. We had a good visit with Steve's family too, and the kids got some fun new games for their Wii. Elizabeth has become a pro at Outdoor Challenge! She talks me into playing Mario Kart with her too, although I am not very good at it.
A highlight for the girls was the gift of a Maplelea doll for each of them, and Jonathan was thrilled to receive a RipStik, which he has been riding around the basement, waiting for the better weather so he can take it outside. The kids all love their Webkinz, too, so Elizabeth is holding her new Himalayan cat in this picture too. She is at the home of Steve's sister and her husband in this photo. Their house is probably my favourite, and it dresses up beautifully at Christmas. We had a good visit with Steve's family too, and the kids got some fun new games for their Wii. Elizabeth has become a pro at Outdoor Challenge! She talks me into playing Mario Kart with her too, although I am not very good at it.
Before Christmas, we also had the opportunity to see the torch as it passed through our neighbourhood. I am ridiculously patriotic, so I found it a bit emotional! We all enjoyed watching the Olympics as they were broadcast on CTV, which we were able to bring in on our television using a set of rabbit ears! As for Day 1... I learned that I am a carbo-holic! I was able to stay away from chocolate and chips and cookies, but crackers and peanut butter called my name all day. I managed to get in my five glasses of water, but the last two were downed right before I went to bed! I swam 52 lengths at the pool, so I got home quite hungry, but managed to talk myself out of a snack, since it was 10:00pm by then. Whenever I start to get tempted to eat something I shouldn't, or to skip the exercise, I can think of Marie, and pray for perseverence for her! It's a good memory aid, and hopefully I can encourage her from my own experiences with this.
On with the next day...
Mommy
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