I wrote this statement earlier: The smiles say it all. It was a wonderful, wonderful Christmas. And if I am really honest. It was a wonderful Christmas but a tough season and these smiley faces and packages on tell part of the story and how I tried to help compensate for sorrow with two days focused on nothing but joy.

Christmas Eve

Our Christmas Eve tradition continued on this year, kicking off an amazing celebration of our savior's birth. I'd like to pretend that the reason for the holiday was SO front and center in Ryan's mind that his note to Santa featured the typo God instead of Good.  

Our Year in Review. And What a Year it's Been!

I find these "year in review" posts helpful....for me...probably not for anyone else. It is so easy to get swept up in the day-to-day that I miss the retrospective accomplishments and events that have built our lives and are framing my kid's perspectives as they get older.