Christmas 2007 Recap

Hello All.

We had a great Christmas this year down in Florida. It was our first Christmas away from any extended family. However, we carried on some traditions and enjoyed the time with our new friends down here and had a very festive celebration!

Christmas Eve was fun. Aidan was excited early in the day at the prospect of Santa coming to visit...


We used some traditions from Heather's family in celebrating our Christmas Eve dinner. Scott put his wallet on the table to symbolize prosperity in the new year, and we had a breaking of the bread and application of honey to everyone's forehead.



After dinner we went to the neighbors for cocktails and more eating before taking off to church for a midnight mass. Everyone was tired when we got home at 1:30.

Christmas morning was fun. Everyone got what they wanted. Heather got a bike, Baile got a new duck, Scott got some books, and Aidan got some wrapping paper!





Everyone was pretty tired after the marathon present opening session.





Then it was off to other friends for a Christmas meal of smoked brisket! We visited, Scott had a cigar (outside in the sun, without a jacket because it was so warm!), and then we played Apples to Apples. A very fun Christmas, indeed.



The best present ever:

Santa is on the prowl. I repeat: Santa is on the prowl

No new pictures of Aidan right now. We are currently making our Christmas Eve dinner complete with cornish game hen, stuffing, rolls, gravy, and corn. Then we're off to the neighbors for cocktails and then church for a Christmas Eve service. Per usual, Heather will go early to practice with the choir and Scott will roll in at the last minute with Aidan in tow and keep him company throughout the service.

Then it's home to fall asleep and wait for Santa.

On that note, I thought I would notify everyone that they can track Santa's progress online. Using the latest satellite technology that the Air Force has to offer, NORAD tracks him every year (I think to make sure that he doesn't hijack any nukes). Regardless of their intentions, you can see where Santa is at in the world here.

Also, I thought I would provide a link of some Santa imagry that NORAD has come across earlier this evening...

Baptism, Santa, and So Much More

Things have been pretty busy in the past week. We've been taking care of our Christmas shopping in 70+ degree weather and we had a visit from one of Scott's former coworkers in Ohio.

Here are the requisite pictures of Aidan...

Belly time with his doggy Bailey


A playdate with a baby from church


Getting baptized. You can see he's holding the Bishop's chain with a cross on it. The Bishop thought this was an indication of Aidan's future calling to enter the church. Scott thought it was an indication of his future profession as a Rap Star.


The family with the Bishop.


Mommy and Aidan. That's one good lookin' kid!


Aidan got all dressed up for Santa.


Santa flying in on a MH-53 helicopter (his sled was in the shop)


SANTA!!!!!!


Aidan told Santa everything he wanted, and then he fell asleep.