holidays are over

Now that the holidays are over, it's time to update the blog.  What a fun time we had!  We had Christmas at our house - just the four of us.  It was quiet, but nice.  Seamus really loved opening presents and would say, "Oooooooo!" as he opened  them.  The weekend after Christmas we loaded up the new van (can I say again how much I love it?) and drove to NJ for a super quick visit to my parents (Friday afternoon to Sunday after breakfast).  The kids did great and I was so proud of them.  They slept like champs at Oma and Pop's house and had lots of fun.  Uncle Scott was also able to come over for dinner Friday night.  Here are some pictures:

After that quick trip we headed back home and got ready for a visit from Grammie and PaPa.  They came New Year's Eve and stayed for a week while I was at a conference in Florida.  The kids had lots of fun and they were a huge help while I was gone.

Update:  Look at the picture below.  I just noticed that Seamus is in mid-fling.  He became quite adept at opening presents (this was his third round) and would quickly throw out anything uninteresting.  Here he is throwing  fleece pajamas.  

This is Seamus sitting in the box his toy came in.

So, a grand time was had by all.