Merry Christmas 2013!!

Christmas 2013 has flown by.  It's New Year's Eve as I'm writing this and my winter break is almost over.  I have really enjoyed the holidays this year- the girls are at really fun ages.  One of my favorite memories will be on Christmas morning when the girls woke up early and came out to the tree to see the presents.  Maggie looked at the names on the gifts and made piles for her and Ruby.  She was so excited for Ruby to open the present that she picked out for her (a little Tinkerbell).  She found that one first and anxiously watched as Ruby opened it.  Then she started in on her own gifts.  So sweet!
This year we spent Christmas Eve out at Grandma and Grandpa Demullings.  It was a cold day, but the dads still managed to give the kids some snowmobile rides!  Grandma and Grandpa spoiled all of the grandkids once again this year and they came home with way too many gifts!
Christmas Day we actually hosted at our house.  All of the Souvigniers were together- even Chad and Terese and kids who traveled here from Tucson.  The girls woke up early in the morning to open their gifts and see if Santa left anything!  Santa did- Ruby got a baby doll and Maggie a camera.......just what they asked for!  After we tore through our family gifts, we headed to church and then came back to get ready for our company!  The weather warmed up quite a bit and it was a great day for skating out on the ice.  We played outside for a good portion of the day and then headed in for a fondue dinner and gift opening.  The girls are pretty lucky because once again they got spoiled by Grandma and Grandpa! 
The next day we cleaned up and got packed up for our weekend at the winter cabin- Boyd Lodge in Cross Lake.  We had a nice time up north with all of the Souvigniers- made a HUGE snowman, went in the hot tub (Dad and Maggie were dare devils and ran out in the snow straight from the hot tub) and even had a little Talent Show involving everyone at the cabin!  The girls had lots of fun times with the cousins! 
As the year comes to a close today, I want to wish everyone many blessings in the New Year! Here's to another great year of family, friends, laughter, and joy!  God bless!