Christmas Day
I can't access the camera roll on my iPhone. I haven't bought a new digital camera because it's just been too easy to use my phone that seems to be with me at most times. Fortunately, I e-mailed a few of our Christmas pictures in an effort to make room on the phone and I have those to share. We continued our tradition of attending midnight mass. Clare and Emmeline wore their beautiful dresses and Thomas wore footed pjs. Really, there is such a small window of time when it is acceptable to wear pajamas to church, we really should take advantage of it! The music was beautiful and I love making mass the first thing we do on Christmas Day. As I sat there, I thought about Christians in times long ago, before the Victorians made Christmas the family holiday that the world celebrates today. Imagine in medieval times when mass and a feast, not numerous presents, were the main focus of the day. Surely midnight mass and the meal whi...