Coming to a close

the season that is... after Christmas and boxing day, it often feels like a great weight is off my shoulders. The hype and preparation leading up to Christmas always seems so exhausting but definitely worth it. I hope everyone had a fabulous time with family. We were definitely missing ours this year but spent a nice quiet weekend letting the girls enjoy everyone of their gifts. (It may take me a week to get the livingroom back to normal)

Here are some pictures for those who we were unable to see through the holidays:

Laura was quite excited to get this gift and Jenna was giving it a thumbs up too!

Laura completed her own shopping again this year at the school's christmas store. This is something her school sets up every year. The families provide donations to the school and the student's bring a $0.50 donation to the local food bank then walk through the gym and find items they want to purchase for their immediate family members. These gifts have been very interesting through the years. You truly never know what you are going to get.

This year she got a mickey mouse coffee cup, a scraf for me and a little pablo doll for Jenna. She is always more excited about these gifts and watching you open them than any other gift under the tree. Its so neat to see. She stops everything she's doing, and just watchs to see your reaction. As you can see from these pictures, she got the perfect gift for Jenna this year.