Christmas with the Lee-Youngs

Wow! Who would've believe that we'd have that much snow on Christmas eve in Vancouver. It was stunning seeing the city all covered in white. Too bad we were all too stressed about making it to Christmas get togethers to really enjoy the beauty of it!

All day, the phone calls were going back and forth about whether Christmas was a 'go' or not. The roads were a little hairy out there and many people don't have snow tires. It was definitely a last minute decision. We took a 'detour' to Richmond to pick up my parents before joining everyone at Shauna's house in New Westminster. We were happy that everyone could make it.

It was so much fun this year to see the kids open their presents. Last year Maddy was just tiny and though it was easier for us to eat our turkey dinner, it's much more fun now that she can help to open her gifts.


It was also a joy to see Frances and Pippa open their presents this year. It was so cool to see their faces light up and the excitement they had over the things they received.

Frances and Pippa loved the stuffed animals from the Aquarium.

Mick's mom, Noreen, was there and she brought her dog Sparky with her. Maddy was IN LOVE with Sparky, and poor Sparky had to put up with Maddy crawling round and round after him.

Mack opening his new truck. That's Sparky in the background.

Poor Mack, who was surround by girls, was content just to sit and watch all that was going on around him. We also couldn't believe how much Reese has grown. She is soooo adorable and really flirty. She was full of smiles and I swear she already knows how to bat her long eye lashes at you!

Reese taking it all in

We had a yummy turkey dinner with all the trimmings and then unfortunately everyone was in a rush to get home. Although the weather didn't stop us from getting together, it did cause us considerable concern about the drive home. Even still, it was an awesome Christmas filled with many wonderful memories.

I love this picture of Maddy and Josh

Maddy and Mack

This morning we woke and Maddy opened her stocking from Santa. In all the rush from last night, we realized this morning that we forgot to put some cookies and milk out for Santa! We're so sorry Santa, we promise there will be extra cookies next year!! It's really nice to be home for Christmas with just the three of us. We had a special Christmas breakfast and Maddy found that she really likes hash browns! We had some friends come by for a visit but other than that we just hung out, did laundry and packed for our trip to Revelstoke. We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas surrounded by family and friends.

Opening her book about dogs from Santa

Dancing with Mama to some Christmas tunes


Merry Christmas everyone!!
xoxo the Blommesteins