We had a very Merry and snowy Christmas. Everybody got what they wanted, Mat got a job, Misti was glad Mat got a job, Melia got the princess palace, and Mason had lots of boxes to beat on and wrapping paper to eat. We had a great holiday visiting with friends and family.

I admit, this picture is posed. But, she decorated the entire tree almost by herself. I had to disperse some of the ornaments because the left side was pretty heavily decorated and the right side was pretty sparse. She is so excited for Christmas she can hardly wait, however, she keeps calling it her birthday instead of Christmas.

Mason really thought he was helping, in actuality, he was taking all the ornaments off the tree as Melia placed them on the tree (at least on the bottom foot or two of the tree).

the potential for fighting has already started, Mason love to pull Melia's hair. He thinks it is hillarious to hear her scream. I see many tears coming from this interaction in the future.

Notice the right side of his cheek just lateral to his eye, you can see a scab. He was in his first fight at school and lost to an older boy---he took a chunk out of his cheek with his teeth. Mason is no worse for the wear, but if that kid bites Mason again I will find out who he is and rip his binki out of his mouth to show him I'm serious.

Melia had her first gymnastics meet, Kate Wing is her best friend and they take lessons together. They were both so excited and did so well, usually in class they have to be separated so that they don't try to compete and beat each other to the next apparatus. During the meet they both did fabulously well, and were both so proud of their medals that they showed every single stranger on the way out of the gymnasium.

Melia has the cutest smile, much better than last year's school pictures.