Well here we go.....December!!! :) Christmas tree, lights, and decor are up and lit, presents are bought & wrapped (but not under the lit up tree, due to little hands...), music plays, cookies & treats are baked....and even the first snowfall has come & gone!! :) I love this time of year.....and this year has GOT to be better than last year. It seems surreal and still painful that a year has come & gone since we lost Gramps. Still miss him oh-so-much; we got through Thanksgiving and were so glad to be able to be there with & for Gramma. Sometimes it's hard to know how to feel, excited & celebratory about the time of year, but sometimes it's hard to feel happy when I think about not having Gramps here to celebrate with......but I do know that he loved Christmas and that he would want us to remember him and still be happy & enjoy the season with our kids and family. So it's a work in progress, and when I feel those flutters of excitement when I see the pretty trees and such, I try to remember that IT IS OK and even RIGHT to be happy at Christmas time, and that Gramps is even HAPPIER in HEAVEN this year. :) LOVE YOU GRAMPS.
The boys are really getting excited about Christmas and I've been really trying to teach & remind them of the true meaning of Christmas, and that we give gifts to each other to show our love to each other, just like God gave us the most precious gift of all, because he loves us even more than we can imagine. :) Colby even sang Happy Birthday to Jesus already......and then asked for a present. :)
Ryan's been doing some things at school in learning about gingerbread men, and we decorated the cutest gingerbread man for him to hang up at school; He's excited b/c they are making Christmas trees next week!! He's learning so much at preschool, learning his letter sounds and even starting to sound out some words! He's so smart and funny. The boys are really into doing puzzles, and one day I told him that doing the puzzles helped keep him smart or something along those lines, so the other day Colby did a puzzle and said "I did it!" and Ryan said to him "Good Job, Colby.....did it help your brain??" :) Lil smartie. Funny kid!
We were blessed to have Thanksgiving Dinner with Nate's parents, and then we went to my Gramma Shirley's for supper that evening. It was a nice relaxing day, lots of good food & family time!! :)
Colby & Grandpa Jack chillin on the couch, watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Checkin out all of the toy ads with Grandma Angie & Daddy!
My buster helping me peel potatoes for Thanksgiving Dinner
Mommy & Colby
Mommy & Ryan
