This was a Christmas to remember. After all, it lasted for 6 weeks. We knew we'd be heading for New Jersey some time in early December to be on scene for the birth of Stephen V. Therefore, Mary Lou decided we needed to have our home Christmas early. Easily done-- we simply combined it with Thanksgiving and had Thanksmas the last Thursday in November. We put up our tree, sprinkled inside with decorations and invited Master Brown, the Hiser's and Ginny and Howard. We had a great gathering and Dolly got to jump in boxes and shread paper for the first time.
Soon after we took off for New Jersey and the arrival of our latest addition, Stevie V. He arrived on December 7 as we pulled into the parking lot of Morristown Memorial. Blue escorted us into the delivery room before they even had a chance to freshen Stevie up. He was gorgeous and had long dark hair. He came home 2 days later and immediately took control of the household. Meanwhile, a subplot was brewing as Harley tried to scare off the relentless advances of Dolly. We had days of hissing and posturing before a truce was reached.
Grandpa and grandma Coltharp arrived on Christmas eve, so we made room or them by going to Becky and Mike's in Wake Forest to celebrate our second Christmas. We had a great time with the children and even got to spread special reindeer food on the front lawn to make sure Santa was attracted to the house. Dolly had a tough but busy first Christmas. The tree and the wrappings were great sport but her day was clouded because Dunkin was enjoying his first Christmas around the tree as well and couldn't seem to understand that behind the tree was a "cats only zone."
After our wonderful holiday in Wake, we headed back to N.J. for New Years and the arrival of Beth, Katie and Emily so we could celebrate our third Christmas. And what a great time it was. We opened presents, made snow angels even got in another trip to NYC to enjoy the holiday decorations.
All in all, it was a marvelous Christmas and one we will remember for a long time.
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