Christmas is a time when you get homesick - even when you're home. ~Carol Nelson

We had a great Christmas day--and Gray had a great 2nd birthday!!  We woke up at Mom and Dad Ortons, then headed up to Ballston Lake to stay with the Kolodzies-Mom and Dad Struble and Big Grandma had already been there since the 23rd.  We had a yummy breakfast and then opened a few gifts-and then Mat had to head off to work...it took us til about 2 to open gifts-between naps and lunch!!  It was nice to take our time and the kids also wanted to play with the toys as soon as they opened them-so we let them do that...it was a quiet and wonderful day!  After the kids went to bed-we played a little Wii-it was fun to watch everyone trying it out for the first time!  Lisa and I had a particularly intense sword fight!!  I think she won one, and then I won!  We stayed up there until Sunday...it was so nice to see everyone and made me wish, once again, that we lived near our families!!