Anticipating Puerto Rico...Early Christma

It's been a long week of too much work, planning, organizing and frigid temps (a few days of -25 below when I left for work). This makes the fact that we're leaving Tuesday for a week in Puerto Rico all the more appealing. I was trying to visualize myself on the beach below (the one right outside our hotel!) while getting dressed this morning in long underwear, hat, gloves, scarf, and heavy coat to go to church. It's hard to imagine that we'll be in such a different climate and might even be swimming on Christmas Day! Since most of the country is having nasty winter weather right now, I know you're all jealous! : )

We opened a few presents we're not bring with us this afternoon. Claire loved her box of musical instruments from us and the musical storybook from Grandma and Grandpa. Of course, in short time she decided all the packaging was just as much fun!