Christmas and New Years at the Gay house was WONDERFUL! Drew got over his sickness just in time for Christmas, but not soon enough to go ahead with his tonsil surgery. (That will have to wait til a later date!) We attended Christmas Eve service at Galloway and then Christmas morning service as well. Since Drew had been sick we let him stay in "big church" for both services. He did pretty good. I have to admit the candle lighting during the singing of Silent Night made me a little nervous (flashbacks to my sister catching her hair on fire!) When the song was finished Drew exclaimed "Happy Birthday Jesus - we can blow the candles!" In the eyes of a child it looked a lot like a birthday party! We did have a little issue on the way to church trying to explain where Jesus was. The weekend before we took Drew through the live nativity at another Methodist church in town, affectionately known as "Mr. John's church" since that is where Kevin's law partner John attends. As we pulled into the parking lot Drew explained "Jesus not here. He's at Mr. John church." Kinda hard to explain. Even better part was that he told us later when we drove by the church that had previously had the live nativity "Jesus went to Mr. John's house." Funny what he comes up with!
Christmas morning was a blast. Only one rookie parent mistake to note - for future reference don't park a motorized toy in front of your shins or the Christmas tree! Drew loved his John Deere tractor, Woody doll and collection of wooden blocks. It was cold and rainy, but we found a quick break after church to take Woody for a ride in the trailer! Skype has truly changed the world! We were able to Skype with just about all our family so Drew could tell everyone about what Santa brought. It is so much fun to watch Christmas through the eyes of a child!
Getting ready for Santa on Christmas Eve
Setting up the Nativity Scene...with a few extras
Christmas Morning
My family came in shifts over the New Years weekend and Drew couldn't have been more excited. I have yet to download pictures from my camera, but will post those pics soon. I am in DC tonight and missing my guys. Love this place, but it was home many moons ago. Ready to be home.
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