Christmas Eve turned into QUITE the day!

To make a long story short, at 6 AM on Christmas Eve (day), our phone rings. I jumped out of bed, unable to imagine who it would be! On the other end was Pastor Nathan. They were heading into the hospital for Mandy to have Baby #2, and Shaun and I were the designated babysitters for Ben. So, by 6:10 AM they arrived at our place, with Ben.

This is a picture of Shaun doing Ben's early morning aerobics!
Isn't he a cutie?
Playing with Ben. The sad part is, we had to leave Christmas Eve (night) for Halifax, so we didn't end up getting to babysit Ben for his Mommy & Daddy's entire hospital stay, but Joanne was very happy to fill in!
This was the first picture when he arrived. I look half asleep - as indeed I was! It was a late night, the night before. We didn't get to bed until about 1 AM, so 6 AM came early! But we were thrilled to have little Ben with us! In fact, when the Rivest's came to pick him up later on, I actually felt quite saddened - I must have bonded considerably with Ben in such a short time!

The other crazy part of the day, was that Pastor Nathan was supposed to be playing all of the Christmas Carols at the Christmas Eve service (about 8 or so!) Plus, he was going to be playing the piano for Shaun & I's duet, plus Taylor & Mandy's duet, plus a song with himself and Mandy! So, guess who ended up filling in...you guessed it!!

But it turned out to be a great day! Everything worked out just fine! Nathan & Mandy had a wonderful Christmas present - Sophia! We had a lovely Christmas Eve Service, and Shaun and I even squeezed in a little visit with the Rivests, Howsons, and Ashley, after finishing our packing (and before heading to Hamilton).

We arrived in Hamilton around 1:30 AM, and flew into Halifax the next day at 1 PM!