Before I get into the actual day, let me recap what happened a few days earlier.  We had planned to go to the MIL’s house for Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas Day lunch.  On Thursday, Carlo came home to tell me that Christmas was cancelled and to disconnect the phones.  He wasn’t talking to ANYONE.  I just looked at him puzzled and said, “What do you mean cancelled?”  He said that his mom wasn’t feeling good and that they (meaning his mom) messed up our plans so, he cancelled everything and we’re having Christmas at home.  Just the 3 of us.  So, on Christmas Eve, we had a very relaxing day.  We slept and played with the baby.  In the evening, we decided to go to the grocery store for some last minute items.

Later that evening, I asked Carlo what kind of tradition he wanted to start for our family.  He said that he would like to open gifts after Midnight mass.  So, since I would be sleeping when he got home, I asked him to wake me and and we’d open gifts but when he got home, I was just going to bed and I was way too exhausted so we opted to wait until morning.

On Christmas morning, our sweet little monkey greeted us with a smile.