A Beautiful Day

It really was a beautiful Christmas day.   My in-laws and parents were here; we opened present after present and had a great time talking over each other and trying to move along or keep talking about the existing present.  

The children took turns and worked together to be Santa, with my daughter reading the braille labels she's typed up for every present.   There were a lot of presents, but there were presents from grandparents down two levels and grandchildren going up two levels with parents in the middle having presents that went up and down.  

The Guinea pigs were fun to spend time with after the presents were finished, and then it was time to go to Nana and Papa's house for a delightful meal hosted by the champion of dinner parties, my mother-in-law.   She had it all prepared, and my father-in-law was her assistant when it came to the champagne.  

We got to see Aunt Rebecca, Uncle Dale, and cousin Olivia, who just graduated from College!   The exclamation mark is because it is hard to believe the amount of time that's gone by.   

It was a wonderful day on many levels.   I am most grateful that we were able to spend it with Mimi, Gramps, Papa, and Nana.   As well as having a chance to see Olivia.   She is "all grown up".  but so are our children.  Two years distanced in time and children are grown up from how you saw them last.  

Thank you to all the present purchasers, present wrappers, meal cookers, cleaner uppers, and anyone who did something to make today happy and bright.   Christmas 2022 will definitely be one to remember.