Christmas

Christmas time is such a wonderful time of year to spend time with family and friends! This year the kids were out of school the week before Christmas and it was nice for them to spend some time at home and not have anything to worry about but having fun. We enjoyed Christmas eve at my parents house with my brother and his family. For Christmas day everyone came to our house and we enjoyed dinner with my family and Kim and Allen. Now the kids were spoiled this year for Christmas, but they were also very appreciative this year. It is an amazing feeling to have your children get the true meaning of Christmas....family and friends!

SANTA!

There is nothing better than visiting Santa before Christmas and getting the little butterflies in your stomach when it gets close to your turn to tell Santa the one special gift you are hoping to get for Christmas. Tonight was that night for the kiddos and they couldn't of been more excited. The hardest or should we say the saddest moment for any parent is realizing that one of your children knows that oh so special secret about Santa and there is no going back. Yes, we are there but I have to say he did a great job loving Santa just as much as Samantha and remembering truly what Christmas is all about. To see this young boy take his little sister's hand and walk up to Santa with a little skip in her step and guide her through one of the greatest moments a child can have is priceless. No matter what the age Santa is always one of the memories that everyone will remember and enjoy forever.