DECEMBER…HOW QUICKLY YOU CAME AND WENT. december is our favorite month, and, of course, being our favorite month, it happened in a flash. wren and i spent way too much time – more than i’d like to admit – being sick and at the doctor’s office. fortunately, many fun activities filled our calendar when we weren’t sick. there were so many activities, we just didn’t have enough time for everything, including taking photos of all our to-do’s {notice only a handful of photos from the month. sad.} but, a few photos were taken, and the important things got done: we cut down our christmas tree; we had an impromptu photo session for our christmas cards at the tree farm, which involved a tripod and me running up and down a hill to take our photo {do i look out of breath in the photo?}; tommy and wren decorated the tree; we had many fun family days together, and a few not-so-fun-disaster-family-days that still keep us chuckling; we made cookies; we watched christmas movies; wren had her first performance in dance class and a musical performance at school; we shopped together for presents for family and friends; and we counted down the days for santa’s arrival. i’m pleased to say that wren was a good girl this year, so santa did make a stop at our home. wren was more than happy with the gifts he left for her.

the holidays are a sweet reminder of the abundant blessings we have, and most importantly, the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. this year, more than ever, we were reminded of these blessings and are so grateful for all that God has provided for us this past year. i hope your holidays have been full of love and lots of joy!