Apparently, sometime around 2:30 am it hit Noah that Santa was really coming. Tonight! He came into our bed and snuggled in next to me. I suppose that is my punishment for insisting the kids wear the special Christmas pajamas despite the fact that it was really warm that evening! For the next two hours he tried to lay still, be quiet, and generally be respectful of the fact that it was the middle of the night. Occaisonally, he grabbed my face in his hands and whispered "Do you think he's come?". Around 4 am Paul said, "Let's just get up,". Once you say that on Christmas morning, there' s no turning back. Up we were at 4 am! The kids (Sophie had come in just after 4) were thrilled to see Santa did find us in Brazil. I was thrilled I'd remembered to set up the coffee maker the night before! Paul made breakfast around 5 or so and everyone headed back to bed by 9.We met up with friends for dinner that evening. The chaos of 8 children under 5 was a nice distraction from the obvious absence of our families this year. I think next year we'll make every effort to head back to the States in December and January. We did, however, make it through this year. Thank goodness for good friends, sweet children, coffee, and Christmas caips!
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Mema and Papa love your new bicycles. Maybe Mommy and Daddy will let you ride them to Virginia so you can visit us. But we guess that is probably a little too far to ride a bike. We're glad Santa found you in Brazil. We wrote Santa and specifically told him not to look for Noah and Sophie in Culpepper this year because they wouldn't be there. We told him to go straight to Brazil because that's where you would be. We're glad Santa is a good listener and he found you. Did Santa eat the goodies you left out for him? We left reindeer food in the driveway and the next morning it was all gone. We think every once and a while we need to think of Santa's reindeer too. Sydney, Ruby and Duncan say hi and wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Mema and Papa
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