Christmas 2012

For Christmas Eve and Day we went to my parents house and stayed the night.  All 5 of us were here this year, as well as spouses, so it was a fun full house.

At this point I started feeling the pregnancy in full force, so pictures got scarce and less fun to look at.

But here it is.

We set out a plate of cookies for Santa.

Meili decided the cookies were hers.

Chomp chomp, sorry Santa!

Opening jammies

Sofie making sure all the stockings were accounted for.

Matching jammies from Mom and Dad.

Santa's offering

Life size kitchen.  Wahoo!!

For hours and hours and hours of fun!

Dia looks like she needed a little more sleep.

Okay, we all did.

Opening gifts to each other before the crowd showed up!

Dia's school spirit blankie!

Meimei and uncle Banana Split (pretty sure that's what they'll remember him as).

The rest of Christmas festivities as well as New Year's Day and the gatherings in between were a blur for me.  Sick on the couch.  Stupid pregnancy hormones.  

Porcaro Christmas Party

Before the slowly-dying phase of my pregnancy, we had a fun Christmas party with the extended family.  We enjoyed the traditional Italian feast put on by Grandpa, a nativity, a talent show, games, and silly gift exchange.

Mei got to be the shepherd.

Sofie started out as one of the angels, but wasn't feeling well, so she didn't actually participate :(

With Sienna and Papa. 

Mei stuffing her face like the rest of us. 

I wish I knew what Dia was thinking...

My uncle snuck this shot of me while I was eating, fortunately I wasn't chewing!!

Dad teaching Dia a hand slapping game.

Poor Sofie had a horrible fever and crashed by the end of the night. :(

She stayed sick for a week, then caught another one as soon as the last fever went away.

Pre-Christmas Fun

Practicing their Christmas duet...

The first real snow (that's still frozen solid outside)

Loving it! 

Sofie making Meili all snug and cozy by the tree.

So cute!