What a wonderful holiday season we had.  We were able to get into the new house, have it set up and even host the whole family.  Tim (my older brother) and Renee flew in to town to surprise mom which was amazing, and having babies back in the mix brought lots of the missing holiday magic we had in the past.We started the season with our traditional family lunch at Olive Garden a few weekends before the big day.  This is my mom's treat to all of us and she really enjoys having the time to just sit and visit.  After lunch we go to her house and she shares her gifts so that she doesn't have to carry them around to different places.  This was a smaller gathering as my brothers and their wives could not attend but my boys as well as my niece and her family did attend.