Christmas Collaged
As I’m typing this the tree is being boxed up and shoved into a corner of the garage for another 11 months (while the quads are sleeping, mind you). And I can’t help but feel the mixture of emotions that goes along with packing up Christmas. Glad to declutter, put things back in their place, get back to a routine, yet sad to say goodbye to the visual reminders of my favorite Christmas of all.
My memory is a collage of little moments along the way…
Decorating the Tree with the Boys (and breaking a few decorations in the process)
Watching Their Little Eyes Light Up as They Really Took Christmas In for the 1st Time
Singing Away in the Manger with the Boys Before Bed
Driving Around Neighborhoods Looking at Lights (And Laughing at How Brooks and Clark Were Scared of The Flashing House with Music)
Celebrating with My Family at My Parents House
Receiving Christmas Cards from Family and Friends
Wrapping Gifts Late into the Night
Being Blessed by Other Peoples Kindness
Bundling Up and Making a Trip Downtown
Watching the Boys “Sing” in Their First Christmas Program
Making Some Yummy Holiday Food
Spending Christmas Eve with Brad’s Family
Soaking Up Time with Family That We Don’t See Nearly Enough
Singing Happy Birthday to Jesus
Watching Their Excited Fingers Open Presents
Watching My Boys Bring Others Joy
It Truly was a Magical, Magnificent, Memorable Christmas!
(And I’m probably not through blogging about it!)
You are so divinely organized. ::sigh:: I'm jealous — of your skills & your beautiful little men — Happy New Year!
First comment of 2010! 🙂
Cute! Seems like you had a wonderful holiday. Many blessings on the new year!
you're a lucky gal to have all those handsome boys!!!
melissa
jakemelissajakea@aol.com
Packing up Christmas is always a little sentimental in our house too. Many memories are shared throughout the holiday/Christmas season and it amazes me at the graditude people show!
~Elyse
What wonderful memories! I love the pictures of all of your special moments. 🙂
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
clicked here for the first time from twitter.
look at your beautiful life! the boys are precious! =)
love the pics from Christmas! oh how I wish I could join you guys at Blissdom and meet so many of you!
But NOT going to happen!
Okay, blogger extraordinaire, I must ask how you do your collages, I worked forever to do one on Elements, but when I put it on my blog, it was tiny little, couldn't convert sizing…sigh…
Oh, I have such a hard time packing up Christmas – still have not done it! What wonderful memories you have, though! Thanks for sharing.