....and to All a Good Night

I've said it once, and I will say it again. We are so very blessed. 

Christmas Bloopers

Sometimes Christmas photos do not go as planned....

Watch Reed.

And sometimes bloopers happen again...

The Night Before Christmas...

The night before Christmas.

We rested

We fed the reindeer.

We dressed in Christmas jammies.

And checked out Ethan's cars.

We tried to sit still for photos.

But we wanted to just play with balls.

We ate chocolate from Auntie Jackie.

And settled in for a story.

A magical Christmas Eve had by all.

Crazy Kiddos

These kids are so crazy. Or maybe it's their parents?

Changing Reed has become a full contact sport.

And conversations with Maddy are too funny!

Mom: Hey Madge... Do kids at school call you Madge Badge?

M: No.

Mom: what about Madgellon?

M: No. They do call me something though. Guess.

Mom: What? Madelyno?

M: No. What does Jesus call me? They call me what Jesus calls me.

Mom: Jesus calls you? 

M: Yes mom. He calls me Maddy. I don't really like Maddy. I like Madelyn. 

What a wonderful December 20th

For Reed's birthday we decided to keep it low key and have only a few close family and friends over for pizza and cake. What a wonderful, perfect night it turned out to be. Papa made a surprise visit (he was supposed to be at home recovering!), which made Reed scream with excitement. We had so much fun celebrating Reed's big introduction into Year 2. We once again felt unbelievably blessed both for the wonderful kids we have- and for the family and friends who love them.