Christmas

Merry Christmas!!! It's been a long time since we've done one (and it's Gregg writing this so it's been a VERY long time since i've done one), but what better time to do it then now! The last couple of days have been great!!! This is Sammy's first Christmas that he can piece everything together and the excitement he has is contagious! Below is a train set that was his big gift this Christmas - and he has played with it about 3-4 hours each day! The same can not be said for Papa as Sammy was very protective on who could play with his trains - but after 2 days he finally gave in and let Papa play.

The next 3 pictures are from Christmas Eve with the Gauldins. A nice little family picture, a portion of the gifts that Sammy was spoiled with (he had that grin on his face all week!), and when Sammy went to bad, Rock Band - Beatles style kept us up to the wee hours.

Mama and Papa stayed all day on Christmas Day and they celebrated the Jost Christmas with us. Beatles songs continued throughout the day and i was the star! Okay, i was the butt of jokes as Sammy and William (my 3 yr old nephew) scored higher than me singing a few songs (i'm not joking). (pictrues to follow in another post)

Christmas is in the rear view mirror now, and right after we celebrate New Years Rikki and I jump on a plane and spend 5 days in Puerta Vallarta while Sammy spends time on the farm with Mama and Papa. We will miss him tremendously as neither of us have been away from him for more than 3 days, but we are looking forward to 5 days poolside at an all-inclusive resort in 80 degree weather.

Happy New Year everybody!