Christmas with Mom--2009

As if yesterday wasn't celebration enough, we had our special pre-Christmas with Mom this afternoon. Christmas Eve tradition in our family calls for authentic Polish food. And since my mom has made countless Christmas Eve dinners, I decided to make one for her this time. So we had a nice lunch and then opened some great gifts.

This dish is 100% fat free--I swear!

Love having family gathered around the table. Lola was mid-meltdown, hence the bink.
John gave Ronnie a SWEET pair of Nike SB's. They never really fit him right and in John's eyes, they couldn't have gone to a better home. In John's words, these are the "crown jewels" of the Nike SB collection.
No Little Mommy could be complete without her own vacuum.
Or Ironing Board.
Or book about herself!
She LOVES her babies--and got ANOTHER one :)
Who needed its own rocking horse.
And high chair. All of this--how sweet she is with the babies and how she just knows what to do (naturally) is making me very excited to see how she'll be with a sibling--EVENTUALLY (no news to report--and probably not for a bit longer...)
Since Mommy has two strollers, I guess it's ok if Lola does too.
This DVD player is technically a gift for Lola...
...but really, it's for Mommy! (Looking forward to tomorrow's flight!)
Veggies in one hand. Meet the Sight Words Vol. 1-3 in the other.
I could not get her pots and pans out of the packing fast enough.
Making some culinary yummies.

Ronnie holding the gift we gave to Mom. Most beautiful picture of her and Lo.
Britt liked her Lia Sophia earrings!
And John was excited about Lola's new Seuss collection.
Look at the look these two are giving each other--they're excited about playing T. Hawk on XBox. Crazy too that John just saw him in Cali.

Ronnie's Christmas Gift.
Lola rocks the Ray Bans well, too.
Mommy's Christmas Gift!
No one makes a winter coat like J-to-the-Crew. My last one lasted 8 years!
And finally, Lola calling Florida on her Minnie phone. We'll be there in about 12 more hours!