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We were so blessed to have all of our children here and my parents! That is the very best gift of Christmas--to spend time with one another and share the love we feel for one another. "Santa" was so good to the children this year--a Wii and a large arcade basketball game (sounds like an entire team is playing upstairs-LOL), American Girl, and other fun surprises. Jason, Kara, Mandy, and Lori are such great "elves" and are so fun to be with. Jason brought his friend Chad and he is a super duper elf! As we had very techy gifts this year, it was so fabulous to have our own "geek squad"! Maddie very much enjoyed some big girl time with her older sisters and Lilly always had someone energetic enough to play with her. I think this is the first Christmas that I went to bed before midnight! Sooooooooooo nice! We enjoyed having Nana and Papa here, although the noise, noise, noise, noise probably got to them a little bit. I was incredibly touched by the thoughtful gifts my children gave one another and gave me this year--it is fun to have working children... From a new phone, more wii accessories than I can imagine-including a wii fit (is that a hint), blu-ray dvd's, babysitting, popcorn popper, a new all clad french pan, wireless intercoms, a not so funny radar detector--to be returned, an adorable glass shoe soap dispenser, and too many other things to mention. Steve, of course, got a blu-ray player, new knives-for the kitchen as I am not allowed to chop things, some sham-wow's, a Seinfeld game, and other delights. The generosity of our children to us and one another was only matched in how each of them shared with others less fortunate. Our hearts were truly touched as we see this family tradition carried on in their adult lives. Yes, we had alot of fun and sure enjoy our presents, but the best gift of Christmas is Love and that was in abundance.