Christmas 2011
January 3rd, 2012 by jim Posted in Christmas, Family, Holiday, Winter | 1 Comment »Ok, I’m not even going to try and explain or rationalize the fact that we haven’t posted anything here for 7+ months. I could go on about how busy we are, or how much time it takes raising these kids, or any number of other lame excuses, but what good would that do. So I’m just going to say that one resolution of mine this year is to keep things more up-to-date so that our family and friends who are not close by can still have a small window into the little things that go on here.
Anyway, on to the first post of 2012 – which is actually a recap of Christmas 2011… We did have a really busy Christmas season this year – cutting down our tree in early December, decorating the house, me risking life and limb to hang icicle lights from our second story, Lukas’ preschool Christmas pageant, finding time to shop for presents and make cookies, Heidi having to work til 2 days before Christmas, me procrastinating on building Elsa’s Christmas present (a kitchen with oven, fridge, and sink) and having to work 50+ hours in the 12 days leading up to Christmas to finish it, etc. I feel like December ran right past us without us even seeing it.
But I can’t really say enough good things about this holiday season either. The kids were both really excited this year, and Lukas especially is really starting to get the real meaning of Christmas. He would tell us all about Baby Jesus and Mary and Joseph, and was fascinated by the little manger scene we have. Of course he was also looking forward to presents, but hey, he’s only 4
And little Elsa was so cute, it seemed like every day she saw the Christmas decorations and lights was like the first time she was seeing them again. Even today (over a week after Christmas, and when the tree and decorations are about to come down), she was pointing out all the pretty ornaments to us. All in all, despite all the rushing around and seemingly endless last-minute errands, we had a really wonderful holiday season, and we really enjoyed having time to spend with our family (one more week would have been great!). We feel truly blessed.
Thank you for checking in, and we wish you the best in 2012.