Merry Christmas!!

The nurses at the NICU in Flagstaff surprised us with a few photos of Will and Kate wearing nothing but a Santa hat. I'm sure you'll agree they are very cute!
Speaking of Will and Kate, they both have been doing very well and seem to be in the final stages of being "prepared" for a homecoming. They have been weaning them down on their oxygen requirements and they are both doing very well eating. So far today, they have both eaten all but one of their feedings from a bottle and have a few to go through the night. All indications are that they'll be heading home this week sometime. We are VERY excited to get them home, although I think Mary Hampton and I are beginning to realize the extent of the work that they will both require for the next year or so. A labor of love...

As for the rest of the family, we all had a wonderful Christmas and spent the day with family (MH's mom - Kay, MH, myself, and Ben) and friends. MH's dad, Phil, arrived late tonight after having a few travel issues making it from South Carolina to Flagstaff. I guess it still beats driving...
Ben had a great time and really enjoyed learning about and experiencing Santa this year. He was also very happy to receive all of his presents and had a great time playing with them all. Below is a bird's eye view of some of the present opening festivities.
We hope that you all had just as Merry of a Christmas as we did! We'll try to update with more pictures and news soon.
Josh, MH, Ben, Will, and Kate