'Twas the Night Before Christmas

And all through the house
*Which was filled to the brim with family, friends, and yummy food


The children were crazy
In their new Christmas jammies





The stockings were hung by the chimney with care
*and there were a ton of them as we had grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins all snuggled in our house

in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there
*assuming that the huge winter storm didn't keep him away
The children were nestled all snug in their beds
While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads
*after reading the Christmas Story and about an hour of singing, standing on the dresser peering out the window "wooking for Santa!" as Evie put it. Ryan was happy in his blanket bed on the floor.


Merry Christmas to all
And to all a good night!