7 SMilEs on SUndAY1- Nate spend 4 whole days with us this week. We have definelty been spoiled with his love and attention.
2- My little sister's best friend (and someone I think of as a little sister) had Heart Surgery last week, after some scary moments, she was able to come home yesterday. I am grateful for the opportunities I have to teach my children to pray for others.
3-Putting up the christmas tree and decorating it with the kids. I even realized how much I sound like my mom, " don't put that one too close to the others"
4- Christmas lists. The kids have already made theirs, and I am telling you now, there is DEFINETLY going to be tears on christmas morning. They are so much like me when I was little.
5-Traditions. I love them, I love that we get to make new ones, enjoy old ones and some that become wonderful memories. I can't help but wonder what things will come about next year. Which leads into #6
6- Our last "Christmas in the Nighttime Sky" (oh, it better be! :( ) What a wonderful night we had with my brother and his family. Although the fireworks don't last long, it is something that the kids really enjoy. It is also something that I will always treasure in my heart as a wonderful family memory...sitting on the deck bundled up in the cold watching fireworks with christmas music.
7- Games with family. That is all I am saying! Thank you all for being good sports!
This is a picture that I took of Mady the other night. Every night after she gets her jammys on, she runs to my bed and hops in. After taking this picture, I realized what a big girl she is turning into and that she isn't the baby she used to be. It really pulled at my heart strings.












