Christmas Time....

I LOVE Christmas time! From Thanksgiving until New Years, I am in my element. This year the kickoff to the holiday season was extra special as we spent Thanksgiving in New Jersey with my sister and her family. Since we were all the way in NJ, we went to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and that was the icing on the cake for our family. Many of you, my friends, thought we were NUTS to drag little kids to the parade but we have NO regrets and I would do it again in a heartbeat!

Grace with her cousins Claire and Abby

Snoopy

Sarah and me

I also love the updates that we receive by way of Christmas cards and letters. All of the letters that we receive each year have prompted me to write a letter each year for our family. I was looking back at our old letters and cards recently and it is really neat to see our progression in my letters. I am happy I began this tradition and it will be something cool to give our kids one day.

I am THRILLED we are done with school for 2 weeks. This is not a new feeling for me...when I taught school, it was also a huge relief to get out for "winter" break. As many of you, we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Santa and the energy in our house is truly fun anticipating the end of this week. More Christmas news to come after the BIG day. Merry Christmas everyone!