Christmas 2009

Christmas for me is always a difficult holiday to experience. Not because of Christmas itself, but because it just gets too busy for me to enjoy the holiday experience. This year I tried to scale way back (as far as the gifting went) and tried to enjoy the holiday season....stress-free. Ummmm I think it went much better!

Lucky for me all my kids were in town this year to spend some of Christmas with us. Amy and Scot spent the night on Christmas Eve to add a little "kid" touch to Christmas morning. Kevin was happy with that....meaning he wasn't stuck with just Mom and Dad on Christmas morning! Boring! Although I don't believe Kevin will complain about his Christmas this year. I must say it was really fun having Zack and Livy here on Christmas morning. Just to watch the crazy excitement on Zack's face on Christmas morning.

Santa and his Reindeer ate all our goodies we set out!
Zack was thrilled and excited!

Two Happy Little Boys!

We all had Christmas Eve dinner together. I think that is my favorite time. Food and conversation. Really just chaos at times! The sweetest after-dinner-activity was seeing the grandkids dressed up in Nativity costume and going through the story of Christ's birth. They are just priceless! They all want to participate and sing. We also had some talent from the grandkids this year....piano, singing and Kevin on the guitar.




As I sat back and watched I was very aware of time passing quickly...meaning my grandkids are growing up fast right before my eyes! A little emotional for me, I might add.... I don't want to miss a minute of their sweet little personalities, and their talents and abilities. They are all so different. I love them all! I am a little envious that I don't have little ones anymore. They bring such a fun, magical feeling at Christmas time. It's all about the kids!

We spent Christmas afternoon eating, opening gifts and enjoying the outdoor weather with the kids and grandkids. Perfect....sunny and a bit cool. No "White Christmas" here!

All the granddaughters have "American Dolls" now. Little Lucy wanted one so badly....I hope she was surprised and happy.

Official Start.....Wrestling Season 2009

Official....because today is Kevin's first wrestling match for the 2009 season. Since school started in September, he has been working, training, dieting, building muscle, sacrificing sleep and running in the early morning hours.....basically doing all he can to get into top shape. Tonight we will see the results of his hard work!

Now I can't say I am a "Fan" of all this wrestling stuff. It's a guy thing....for sure. But I do have to say I have watched Kevin sacrifice much to accomplish his goals. He has to maintain a certain weight to qualify each time he wrestles. This means he does not get to eat like a "teenager" very often during wrestling season. Not fun. This year seems extra tough for some reason. His junior year in school is hard and demands extra time and effort to maintain a good grade point average for those college choices. He is rarely home....and when he is...he is tired.

This year Kevin is wrestling 112 on the Varsity Team. Yep, he is slim, but has some pretty good muscle goin' for him and hopefully some good moves. Of course there is no picture with this post.....No, Kevin will not cooperate with that! I am going to sneak in a few photos tonight just when he is preparing to wrestle. Oh...he'll love that! Soooo here's good luck to Kevin tonight against Brophy (is that the way you spell it?) Go Toros!