It's official. There's NO place like HOME for the HOLIDAYS! Your OWN home. We have reached a fulfilled stage of life where we don't feel like we're missing out on anything by simply staying home. The usual hustle and bustle of traveling to visit everything and everybody totally took a backseat (maybe the trunk!) to the tranquility of 2 whole weeks of being home with my own family. No packing; no tired, cranky children who are in orbit because they are off their schedules; no
guilty feelings for not evenly dividing time between grandmothers. Can I say that it is WONDERFUL? Relaxing. That's what it is. Did you know the holidays could be RELAXING?!
Our TRADITIONS were the rule for our time together. Stories of Jesus-Decorating-Baking-Shopping for special gifts for special people-Delivering special gifts for special people-Baking-Playing with the Nativity Scenes (found Darth Vader guarding the manger one day)-Driving to look at awesome Christmas lights-More Baking-Christmas morning squeals and giggles-Christmas Dinner and AfterDinner Games-Family-Friends-Fun. It can go on....you know how it goes....
3 comments:
Sounds like it was a GREAT holiday. And whoa, your house does not look safe anymore, considering what Jacob unwrapped!!! ;-)
Looks like you all had a blast. Next year we are thinking about staying home too, and visiting family after the holidays. Nice peaceful family morning w/our own, then we don't have to worry about getting from house to house and pleasing everyone. I am excited to start some traditions of our own!
Looks like a wonderful Christmas! I look forward to & am scared for when we have our own family Christmas. Right now our tradition is lots of kids & chaos! Your kids are beautiful & Levi is looking SO BIG!!! 1 year almost?!?!?!?
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