A very merry Christmas

Merry Christmas, everyone! This post won't include too much text so I can get back to eating my third (yes, third) piece of pumpkin spice cake with cream cheese frosting. It doesn't fully fulfill Tom's nostalgic need for authentic Italian pastries on Christmas, but a little homemade love goes a long way.

Here's the loot. It was pretty out of control.
Diving in.
Every time Leo was asked what he wanted from Santa, he said a backhoe. Without fail, he said backhoe. Sometimes he added other things to the list - candy cane, umbrella - but always, always backhoe. Here he is opening it.
And a little later, playing with it.
He also got the umbrella.
Serafina loved ripping open presents, but didn't get overly interested in anything until later in the day.
The after-math.
Paging Dr. Mirrione.

Checking his own blood pressure.
Paging the other Dr. Mirrione.
Nana and Leo play a stacking game from Grandma Carrie.
Tom does some stacking of his own and is very proud of his work.
Doing a little shopping. This cart was a big hit excepted she kept getting stuck on the carpet and having a fit.
Skype-ing with Uncle Sal and the gang. Everyone enjoyed it and we hope to make it a regular thing.
That is the face of a man who is very happy with the rib roast he's made. A multi-hour process that totally paid off.
Can't end Christmas without cramming into a cabinet.
Overall it was a great day. Serafina wasn't feeling very well and could be heard crying in the background of all the phone calls made to family and friends. I know there will be some post-Christmas let down since there are no more presents to open and Nana will be leaving tomorrow, but hopefully we'll survive.