This is really weird. I feel like I'm sitting down to write a features article about someone, but the someone is me. It's a feeling of self importance I'm not sure I like!
We'll see how long this lasts, but I thought a blog might be a good way for friends and family to check in and look at pictures at their leisure. Maybe this will put
a stop to all the photo albums I've sent lately.
We had a wonderful Christmas. The kiddos had so much fun and still believe 100% in the magic of Santa. We were sitting in a sea of crumpled paper, and I looked at Brandon and said, "You know, we need to soak this in. It's not going to get any better than this."
To illustrate the differences in Alex and Meredith look no further than feeding Santa's reindeer. Before putting the kids to be on Christmas Eve we always leave a treat for the reindeer. Alex had a small bag of reindeer food. (What do reindeer eat you ask? Evidently, oats mixed with glitter.) He walked around our yard, strategically sprinkling the food. Meredith had three large carrots. She walked onto our sidewalk, chucked the carrots into the yard, and said, "Come and get it Rudolph! I'm going in! It's cold!"
Our house looks like a toy factory. There are bits and pieces of everything everywhere. I start to clean it up and I'm met with shrieks of "Oh no! Don't put that away NOW!" I'm giving them one more day and the vacuum is going to be fed.
My mom is coming to get them kids tomorrow for their first extended stay away from home. They're going to spend a few days in Nashville and my parents have planned so many activities the time will fly. I tried to convince "GramPam" they'll be just as happy to hang out in her family room, but no, she has big plans!
I have 115 projects I'd like to complete in the approximate 1.5 days I'll have without the kids. Brandon and I are spending New Year's Eve in Chicago, couple that with a shopping trip to Michigan City and the closet will likely have to wait. A girl can dream though.
I also thought I might sort through toys and shuffle some off to the donation bin. Alex told me this morning he really thought we should start giving toys to the Goodwill. I told him he was exactly right and we could sort through old toys today. He said, "Oh no! I meant we should buy toys and donate them to Goodwill." So much for that.
If this works, and this is a big IF, attached is a lengthy photo montage of our celebrations! Enjoy!
2 comments:
Very cool! Congratulations on joining the blogosphere world! Looks like a great Christmas for you all! I'm looking forward to all of your great pics! Thanks for including me.
I think this is an awesome way to share your great talent and keep in touch! The girls enjoyed watching your Christmas video. It looks like everyone had a very nice Christmas. We will be checking in for updates!
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