Christmas is coming!

The most wonderful time of the year is here and the big day has almost arrived........Merry Christmas and 'tis the season! We are having so much fun and enjoying every minute of our Christmas vacation together. Daddy is still working a bit this week but mama is enjoying taking some time off from her bookkeeping job from her home office and the girls are out of school and loving it! Funny how since the summer, they have seemed to have forgotten how to get along in the playroom (haha!) but after a day of adjustment yesterday, they are now all on a roll of playing together and enjoying each others' company! : ) Allie finished up her first semester of 4th grade with a wonderful Christmas program at her school. It had a western theme and she of course looked pretty darn cute in her western vest and boots! The girls are getting into our annual tradition of "The Elf on the Shelf" here at home....if you aren't familiar with the book and the Elf, I highly recommend it....lots of fun for the kiddos! We are also all looking forward to spending time with all of our family, both here and in KY later in the week to help celebrate the holiday! We are so thankful to be able to get together with most of our family members during this time of the year.

It sure is nice to have these couple of weeks without homework, deadlines, practices, and the other craziness of the year. I'm still working on getting the Christmas shopping done and have been busy completing our Christmas cards and making lots of goodies to go around but I'm learning a bit each year to just go with the flow and to try not to stress about getting all of these "good" things done....there are enough things in life to stress about anyway (which we shouldn't stress at all regardless! -- I'm working on that one!) so to waste precious moments during the most wonderful time of the year worrying about how to get it all done is absolutely CRAZY! I vow to enjoy these moments and spend my time praising God for what this season is truly about, the birth of my Savior! Craziness and the hustle and bustle of the year just means one thing, I am beyond blessed and should be falling to my knees thanking Him for it all! Merry Christmas to each of you....take time to enjoy this season!!!!!!