Merry Christmas and Happy Holyday!

What a wonderful holiday we are having. We picked Erin up from the airport last night after her travel was luckily uneventful and enjoyed midnight (although lengthy) mass. We lazily awoke this morning and made (from scratch!) a couple butter braids and guzzled coffee before moving on to presents. We feel very blessed and grateful for the wonderful gifts we received this year. Here are a few pictures from last night and today (most are of Cody since I had the camera during the present opening.

Christmas Eve baking

New recipe soup of the week: wasn't very great, so I'm not adding the recipe

Goofy face Wilson sporting his gift from Nima

Heading to Midnight Mass

Santa's little helper

Apparently Caillat was too lazy to stand while taking a drink

Wilson opening his first gift (which he shortly destroyed thereafter)

Homemade butter braid!

Ties from Mom and Dad

Wilson photobombed this one

Still doesn't know what it is....

Admiring his doggie driver

The coveted cast iron skillet

Camera changed hands...

Unwrapping the last few from Cody

Had to try out the driver right away (and the new ball was lost immediately following)

Christmas spirit along the trail

Just a man and his new dog toy

Loathing us until we feed her

Cody's jalapeno poppers

Assembling my scrapbook storage (and our Christmas card collection in the background)