Christmas 2007 has come and gone. Now that the dust has settled and is beginning to settle further on the mound of packages I finally have a few minutes to reflect.
I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and that all of you received exactly what you were wishing for.
The day prior to Christmas eve we received a very special visit from the big guy himself who arrived via firetruck, parked at the end of our driveway and walked to our front door. He handed the midget a very special candy cane and said he would be back tomorrow... She was a bit confused because she thought Santa would come bearing gifts... She came inside and said "Daddy, where are all the presents???" we informed her Santa was making his rounds to ensure she was being good, and that he had the right address. Too cute!
Christmas Eve was spent at our house with Mom and her boyfriend, Dad and his girlfriend and girlfriends grand children, my brother in law, father in law and mother in law and both sets of Hubby's grand parents. Santa even made a surprise visit for the little ones and distributed a few small gifts for each of them :) As you know Christmas Day is my birthday, so we celebrated Christmas eve with a yummy coldstone Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream cake and gifts. I can not imagine a better birthday than one surrounded by my loved ones. Once again My Sister was greatly missed... Come HOME soon, we love you!
This time is always bittersweet. So much time is spent in shopping and baking and wrapping only have it all unwraveled in a mere few hours. In the end, it is all worth it, the excitement on the midgets face Christmas morning is forever burned in my mind. She had asked if Santa would be leaving a present under the mini christmas tree in her bedroom. So Santa was sure to leave her a Curious George Doll and a mini magna doodle :) Once she realized there was more downstairs we were off and running!
My daughter is very much like my husband in that she opens her packages with little reaction because she is studying every nuance and just taking it all in, but once the dust settles she is like a kid in a candy shop!
This is a picture of her gifts at our house Christmas Eve from Santa:
AND this... is the picture I took yesterday after putting ALL of her new presents under the tree. This child was abslutely spoiled rotten, but hey- It's Christmas!!!
My favorite gift still remains to be the Green Care Bear I received from the Midget. For weeks she has been telling us she wanted to buy Mama a "Green Present" well- she did and it is fantastic :)
While I am sure everyone received some pretty wonderful gifts this year, keep in mind- in the end- it's not the cost or the size of the box the gift came in, it's the thought behind the gift which means the most.
Merry Christmas to you all, And may the coming year be prosperous and beautiful!
Until next time...
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