It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas and we LOVE it. We have always been huge about Christmas in my family and love every part of it from Santa to the tree to the lights to the decorations to the music to the hot chocolate (and baileys for the grown ups) to the parades to the baking to the gift exchanging to the gatherings to the snow and EVEN the crowded malls full of cranky people. If it's Christmas"y" then we love it.
Santa visit and photo? Check!
Christmas tree & lights up? Check!(Although truth be told Blondie's Dad did have to come over and help fix something on the base of the Christmas tree and did stay for some of the decorating which made it extra special for Bella...)
Christmas tree decorated? Check!
PINK Stockings hung? Check!
Condo decorated? Check!
Great friends to be a part of it all? Check!
Christmas books out on the table? Check!
Santas plate out? Check!
Baking started? Check!
Gingerbread train put together and decorated? Check!
Christmas Craft for Anabella to do bought? Check!
Christmas presents bought and stored safely on the island? Check!
Donations being made? Check!
Warm clothes, great bed, yummy food and solid roof over our heads? Check!
LUCKY? Check!
Appreciating all our blessings? CHECK!
HAPPY, EXCITED, FESTIVE, CHRISTMAS LOVING, SANTA LOVING ANABELLA?
CHECK! CHECK! CHECK!
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| Christmas Tree 2010 - Bella did an awesome job decorating it at the ripe old age of 35 months. One more month and she'll be 3 years old! |
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| Bellabean and Leeanne reading stories on the sofa after decorating... |
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My beautiful sister friend,
this day from the minute i called you and you heard my voice, you took control. you said get over here in your pj's is fine.
You greated me and let me cry, and the snotty nose cry, the everything life meant , all mixed up , grief cry.
I was concerned about Christmas ... and then the day was good, just snuggled and watching the crows go by while the rain poured.
The blue snuggi kicks some serious cold bootie away ...
Then the tree, it's lights, it's glory and the smiles it gave the two of us ... then Bella ... she warmed not my heart but my soul. She is what spirit is. The wow's with the sight of her ornaments, the spot she picked for them ....
Her singing .... her colouring a picture for me, her bringing me your dolly from your young days, she surrounded me with dolls and love.
Then before I knew it , the spirit of the season, Christmas, the love and the family/friends ... melted me and the tears were dry.
Thank you for being my ROCK.
That you love me in the bad times too - you are REAL.
I love you and Bella.
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