Zeneski Amigos: Merry Christmas!

Luke, Zach and Eli say "Merry Christmas dudes!"

I hope you all had a Christmas full of joy and peace! I felt that way this year, and know that I'm blessed to have had that experience. Many more times it has a been a stressful, anxious time, but this year - totally fun! We had John's Mom, Stepdad and Gram come up for Christmas Eve, and we all went to church together. This was the boys' first time in the main, "big" church, and of course they did great! They weren't as impressed with all of the singing and lights as I thought they would be, but they kept themselves (and us!) occupied during the service.

After church, we came home and had a prime rib feast, and then went for a walk in our neighborhood. This is something so special, and I have never seen anything like it in all of the different places I've lived. Everyone puts out luminaries (which are put together and sold as kits by the neighborhood) on Christmas Eve. That alone is beautiful, and most of the homes around us are decorated with really great Christmas lights. So you take a nice walk, see the lights, one neighbor even has a high-powered telescope you can look through. Then there is a street that is blocked off and people bring cookies, they have hot chocolate and coffee, and Santa is there in one of the driveways! All of the boys had their turn on Santa's lap. This was the first time for Luke and Eli, second for Zach. Their expressions speak for themselves!

Zach: This is my second time, and I still don't like

this dude!

Eli: What are you doing with that hand, mister?

Luke: Seriously, get me out of here!

The boys were pretty tired by this point, so we read them the Christmas story, put them to sleep and helped Santa work his magic! The boys (and everyone else) were so excited Christmas morning to see all of their new toys, books and clothes. They didn't tear into wrapping paper yet - I think that will be next year. But they did explore every inch of new addition to "kidland"! It was super-cool, and I highly recommend spending Christmas with any triplet toddlers you might be acquainted with! Here are some pictures of the amigos enjoying their second Christmas!