Christmas Cheer and December Sunshine

I stole the laptop from Lee. I call the lap top his new best friend because it is what is keeping him sane this past week of staying in bed all day (poor guy). In case you don't know, Lee had Micro fracture surgery last Thursday and will be on crutches or crunchies according to Kassie for the next six weeks! Are we kicking ourselves for going ahead with the surgery? Yes, the recovery will be long and Lee still has interviews for residency next month but we are making things work. This is the only time he would be able to have the surgery without major scheduling conflicts in the near future.

Kassie is feeling much better. On Sunday she broke out in hives from what we think might have been the Augmentin but we're still not sure. Christmas Eve she was pretty ornery because she was so itchy. We weren't sure if Santa would make it to our house.

Tommy and his new pee wee tennis racquet (better start him young, thanks G and G). He probably had the most fun with the wrapping paper and boxes but that's to be expected of a ten month old.

Does Kass look cool or what, decked out in her Superman outfit?

Christmas morning was a lot of fun. Kassie has been super excited about the Santa thing and told me everyday last week that "we needed to get ready for Santa"! We put cookies and milk out by the front door per Kassie's request and dumped the "special reindeer food" on the front porch. In the morning there was the usual sounds of Christmas morning, ooohhhs, and ahhhs.

Kassie and Tommy were lucky enough to each get a Transformer from Santa but I think Lee was probably the most excited about them. As you can see he already transformed one and is about to work on the next one. I think Lee looks extra happy in this picture, do you think?

The weather was absolutely beautiful Christmas morning. The sun was shining and there wasn't any snow. Kassie and I went outside to try out her new bike (new to her at least). We need to do a lot of practicing. She told me that maybe she should try a tricycle instead.