MoMmY BUG: Christmas Break

Although we had a wonderful Christmas break, I find myself very glad that things are getting back into the school routine. Am I bad? No. I just realize that the children are beginning to feel rest-less. In consequence I'm finding myself ready for them to be busy with a purpose other than raking leaves to get them to the curb before the leaf truck comes for pick up or earning an extra few bucks for toys they are sorry they didn't get for Christmas. It has been a wonderful and eventful season and as I was putting the decorations away, I found myself wondering how it all went by so quickly. I'm constantly reminded as our children are growing, that each moment is precious. Each moment, although difficult at times, needs to be relished and cherished and that those teaching moments may only come once and how we need to grasp them when we are given the (sometimes once) opportunity. I'm grateful we had that opportunity with our children this wonderful season and that the promises of a New Year are ours in changing what needs changing, continuing what needs continuing and forgetting what needs forgetting. Perhaps the purpose for my feeling this way this year, is attributed to the fact that our oldest came home for Christmas after our missing him the 4 months prior, and knowing that when he comes home in the Spring, he will be off to serve a mission. We realize he won't be home for Christmas for the next two years. This made our family time that much more precious. How grateful we are. Here are a few pictures of the Christmas season in our home:

Looking forward to Christmas

Alyssa in "Santa's Hat". It was her turn to put the star on top this year.

Twelve Days of Christmas. We read the meaning of each day and read a Christmas story each night while the children each enjoyed a treat from the designated treat bag for that assigned day. It was SO fun! We'll probably continue this tradition each year.