The Goodwins

We are all up and moving. I am feeding Justice from a bottle, Bonnie is showered, dressed and finishing up packing for the hospital, and Ella, the lady of the day is playing and thankfully not complaining about hunger, yet.

Two more hours before the Drs take her to surgery.

Merry Christmas to all…

Santa, can we be friends?

We have had a wonderful and relaxing day!

Our first Christmas at home in MI.

While Kirk and I didn’t feel the real holiday spirit right away (without our family around, with all the daily grind,  doctors appointments and surgeries) we have had a very happy day! Ella enjoyed opening all her presents (I think there are 3 left she must be saving for tomorrow). She’s really got this unwrapping thing figured out, and is all smiles with each new gift!

We ended our family day with a very yummy meal completely prepared by a thoughtful husband (all mine!). I happily cleaned up singing along to Christmas songs and smiling the whole time. Soon we’re (Kirk is) off to give Ella a bath and maybe early bed as she skipped a nap today, and then Kirk and I can relax in front of the fire… sigh.

Last night we had a visit from Santa and his elf (Miss Barb, our friend/teacher/babysitter has a personal connection). Ella was unsure so Santa kept his distance and kept inching closer until they were almost touching – very cute! You can check out all the pictures at

http://ellagoodwin.com/main.php/v/2008+Photos/A+Visit+from+Santa/

(Remember to click on the picture to see bigger images.)

So from a very happy house we send Christmas blessings to all our friends and family – we hope your day was as beautiful as ours!