Day 25: Christmas Day Merry Christmas!  If you have young kids you were probably up at the crack of dawn this morning, stumbled half asleep and weary eyed to the Christmas tree where you were greeted with a flurry of gift unwrapping as you tried to simultaneously video tape and take photos, only for days worth of wrapping presents to be undone in a matter of minutes.  You love … [Read more...]

Day 24: Christmas Eve It's Christmas Eve!  One of the joys of having kids is seeing Christmas thru their eyes - watching them during the holidays you remember your own childhood and the magic and excitement that Christmas brought.  Christmas Eve for my family meant Christmas Eve mass, food afterwards with family & friends, and getting to open a few Christmas … [Read more...]

Day 23: White Christmas? Will we have a white Christmas this year in the Poconos?  Right now  any snow that we got over the past 2 days is almost gone, if not totally gone.   It was only a slight dusting to an inch or so, but it was enough to cover the ground and give the appearance of winter. It looks like Christmas Day itself will be relatively calm and clear in the … [Read more...]

Day 22: Christmas Lights One of my more favorite holiday traditions is taking the kids out to go see Christmas lights.  This year with a new baby we've been home more then in years past, but we still take a detour any chance we can get to see houses that have intriguing Christmas displays.  When our oldest child was 3 years old, every time he saw a house with Christmas … [Read more...]