Matthew's plane caught a huge tail wind from Florida and they landed 30 minutes early. The rest of the boys and I met up with them at church in Long Beach and we were all there together.
Which was all that I wanted for Christmas.
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It was a great service and afterwards we stuck around to talk with lots of family and friends.
Which is just how I had hoped it would be.
Off to Maggiano's, for our 7:15 dinner reservation, which left us just enough time to take an updated boys photo.
I will always laugh when I see this picture...Matthew, doing what he was told. Alex, somewhere under the hair...which he has been offered $150.00 (from his coaches) to shave, but is still not accepting their offer. And Brian, who just wanted food. Any food.
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After, with full bellies.
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Being the children of us, they know the words to every Frank Sinatra song and aren't afraid to belt them out. In public.
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Chicken Saltimbocca. Perfect. =0)
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Home for the 'only one present on Christmas Eve' present. Brian's thrilled.
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And THEN, I noticed my sons pants. Can you guess which son? He actually wore basketball shorts under his saggy jeans...TO CHURCH. A few days later and his Grandpa handed him a piece of rope for his pants. It worked!
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Full and sleepy, we watched It's a Wonderful Life.
Cuz it is.
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But short hair is for dorks! (that's what Andrew told me. He forgot to tell the woman cutting his hair he just wanted a TRIM. He got it CUT). Then there's Matt, who prefers military style hair cuts. He doesn't care what others think, after all, computer nerds rule the world.
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