CHRISTMAS DAY!

The frost was even thicker this morning, giving us the gift of a rare White Christmas in Ireland!

The boys opened gifts - Uncle Michael Presteng sent them these.

As if he couldn't guess what it was, he unwrapped it tiny piece by tiny piece with a completely serious expression, then...

..."Oh! A hockey stick!" he exclaimed!

Lots of the fun was the digging through crumpled up newspaper to find their gifts :)

For Aaron, a Thomas DVD - no end in sight to this "phase"

Peppa Pig for Silas. (It's a British kids cartoon they've grown fond of)

Roary the Racing Car - another British favorite

Play-doh...

...the winner, hands-down.

Same views five hours later - gone was the White Christmas. We sure enjoyed it while it lasted!

It's always a little sad when Christmas Day comes to an end. Though we had a longing in our hearts to be back home with our families, we will always remember this as a special Christmas with just our little family.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!