christmas with mom and joe!

yesterday, we celebrated christmas with my mom and joe. they came in just ahead of the snow on wednesday night! on thursday, both gabe and grady's school was cancelled so they talked joe into taking them out sledding again!! this time they were much braver and took the sled up a lot further on the hill. while they were busy trying to break bones, mom and i ran some errands...i had to get the holiday pinata filled for gabe's class just in case they had school today (which they did not!). so we ventured around mukilteo, with the other crazies out in the snowy, icy weather--fortunately we have four-wheel drive, so we looked a little less crazy than everyone else! we got home, rested up a little, made a boston creme pie (yum-o!), and then opened presents!! we were all spoiled....the boys got way too many toys--but that is what grandparents are for! after we opened presents, we dined on some beef stew and then the grand finale--the boston creme pie!! we finished up our evening playing a couple of the games the boys got for christmas---a great finish to our first christmas celebration!!!