Merry Christmas NY!

This is the sunrise from my Mom's window. What a beautiful start to a great day! We had a great Christmas with my family in NY. The kids had a great time opening presents (after we made them wait until Mamma and Grandpa Fred arrived!!). We unwrapped books for Emma, a Little People Castle for Gracie, a race car for John-John and action figure costumes that the grand-kids all loved wearing! Mason, our cousin, had a blast with John and Emma. They dressed up and played all morning in those costumes!

I need to explain the "Jello" picture. My Mamma would always give us gifts in old food boxes. I got a Jello box this year, Kari got a stuffing box, Ashley got a cereal box... and so the tradition continues!

Johnny wrote a book called "The Adventures of Mortemus and Petunia" and had his brother illustrate it. We had it published through Heritage Makers and gave it to the kids for Christmas. They loved it and Johnny loved giving it to them after all his hard work.

This was our first Christmas together in 11 years. We had a great time together sharing memories and giving gifts. We were all so grateful to be together this year and remember the true meaning of Christmas is family!