Christmas...and the month of December!

For simplicity I am going to throw the whole month of December into one post.  My kids (and the entire free world, basically) think that the entire month of December is Christmas anyway, so it works!

Our month started with Brian making his second sacrament!  He was a tad bit nervous about his First Reconciliation, but he survived it.  He did an AWESOME job learning his Act of Contrition and he looked so handsome in his shirt and tie.  I couldn't have been more proud! 

Once again Breakfast with Santa and the Reds was an awesome event!  Mom's rep offered to let all of us come, which was really, really nice.  Santa pics with all THREE Aydt grand-babies...yay!!

Brian won a medal at his first Lego Team Competition! 

 Santa visited Lilah's preschool!  Last year she and I both had the flu so we were excited to get to participate this year!

Brian participated in two Christmas performances this year.  He was in the choir at his school performance.  (He is STILL singing the songs!)  He was also a shepherd in the St. Pat's Christmas Eve skit.  He had one line, but had to punt for a shepherd who didn't show so in the end he had two lines!  Lilah was a sheep and Patrick was the baby Jesus.  I have no good pictures of either.  We WAY under estimated the crowd at the school performance and were too far back to get anything good.  Plus poor Brian was slightly (okay A LOT) overwhelmed and it wasn't his best showing.  Since I'm in charge of the St. Pat's performance I never get to take pictures.  Shawn tried, and I think Teri may have some....but for now, no pics!

And then it was Christmas!  Dinner out with the family, a frenzy of paper and presents and visit with Nanny.  We were all exhausted. 

We had a low key New Year's Eve...ice cream with the Klaene's and a movie at home.  We FOUND OUR HOUSE on New Year's Day (cleaned and cleaned and cleaned) and tomorrow, we all head back to school/work.  Here's hoping for a 2016 with only good surprises!