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Pittsburgh, PA is where I call home. My family consists of my attorney husband, my 4 year old twins, and a cat who thinks it is a dog. I am a gerontologist turned SAHM, and have recently started a family-focused photography business. My husband and I began the process of a domestic infant adoption in May of 2011. We are currently waiting to be matched with our new son or daughter!

Friday, December 30, 2011

Christmas Day

On Christmas morning, the kids got up around 8-8:30. My parents joined us around 9:45 for all the morning festivities, so we had time to shower, get dressed and eat a light breakfast.

My parents live 90 minutes away, but they got up bright and early so they could watch the kids open their gifts from Jay and I and our out of town family. Jay and I got the kids three gifts: camelback water bottles; kid-sized snow shovels and snowshoes.

The kids were so proud of themselves as they got us gifts at their preschool and there were several homemade gifts which we loved! Also, they bought each other their stocking stuffers for the second year in a row, which worked out so well. Definitely a tradition to be continued!

Jonathan showing off this ornament he made with Baba and Pappy. I am wearing my blue beaded necklace Faith got for me.


Jay got me a great ball cap I was hoping for!




Showing off their snowshoes-Jonathan was a bit more excited about his than Faith was. We are hoping to take a trip this winter to practice show shoeing, drink gallons of hot cocoa and visit a hot tub!


The kids got these great Melissa and Doug dress-up outfits from Aunt Katie and Uncle Kevin.





Smile Pappy! (Pappy took all of these pictures for me so I could enjoy Christmas morning, and so I could pry toys out of their packaging.)


Jay working on the hams. They were so good!

Jay had to take his mom to the airport at noon, and so the kids, Baba and Pappy and I went to my grandparents house.


Cousin Kaylee as an angel for the Christmas play.


"Joseph," "Mary" and one of Faith's baby dolls as Jesus.


What a great way to get a glimpse of the true meaning of Christmas!

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