This year was our year for Christmas with my family. All seven of the Mapp kids came home with their spouses and kids, so it was a really busy week! The kids had so much fun with all their cousins. We got to spend a good chunk of time with Jude, who we hadn't seen since he was a couple of months old. He is the sweetest, cutest, squeezable-est baby! He likes me, too, which is a first! I am a huge baby person, but my little neices and nephews haven't really taken to me until they were older, so having Jude reach for me was awesome! Mom managed to pull off a spectacular lunch (our traditional lunch with turkey AND ham) and the even more beloved pie supper that night. I think I gained 5 lbs in one day! Mom made lemon merangue pie for me, so I had to eat it, you know?? It would have been rude for me not to eat almost a whole pie in 3 days...c'mom already! :)
Hannah and Micah got their much requested Nintendo DSIs and have spent countless hours trying to find their styluses and their game cartridges, but otherwise have had a lot of fun with them. These systems take pictures and voice recordings, too, so Micah has been having fun making his own soundtracks. They've also been taking pics and then using the edits to distort the photos, decorate the photos, and deface the photos. It's great fun for them!
Nathan and I spent New Year's Eve with Hope and Shannon, playing pool and goofing off. The kids stayed here and had an "awesome" night playing with poppers and silly string. They also couldn't believe I was letting them stay up till midnight! :) A little after midnight I got a phone call from my sis Amy- Chris asked her to marry him at the stroke of midnight!!! We are so excited for her! Chris is a great guy and the kids keep telling me they kept telling him to marry Amy so he would be their uncle.
Today we went to Nate's family for another "Christmas". While we were there, Matthew and Katie announced they are engaged, too! Matthew asked Katie yesterday also! :) I'm so excited!! I love weddings and there just aren't enough of them lately to satisfy my romantic side. :) The kids opened more presents and got so many cool things. Hannah got a bunch of clothes, which is great. I can't keep her in pants these days. I think her legs grown an inch a week!
So that capped our busy holiday season this year. We are all tired and hoping to spend the next couple of days recouperating. The kids have been so exhausted this week they are actually sleeping in!
We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 2010 here we come!!!!
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