It Begins..

Bet you can't guess what we've been doing??


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Oh Christmas Tree!!

I know you probably already figured that right? I mentioned it last week. I am waiting for my mom's help on one final little project and then my halls are officially decked (haha, get it). We even have our outside lights put up, just need to hang the wreath above our garage and we are ready to go.

I hope too many of you aren't hating me right now. I really try not to be one of those people that skips right by Thanksgiving, and goes into Christmas. But I just can't help it. I truly love Thanksgiving, and the holidays wouldn't be complete without it, but I love Christmas even more. I can't stand to only celebrate and enjoy the season a measley 25 days...too short. No, no. I like the whole months of November and December to just really soak it all in.

So the tree came up...and everything else.







Thiago and I both started out kinda ornery and tired at first. Both of us had had really long days and really just wanted to get the kids to bed. However, we had told them we were doing it that night and they weren't about to let us skip out of it. Besides that, I really wanted all of my Christmas complete by Lincoln's birthday party and Monday was my only free night. So we proceeded. The kids were so excited. They were just going nuts pulling those ornaments out of the boxes. Exclaiming over their favorites, making up little conversations and stories. They were just alive with excitement. It did not take long before Thiago and I were sucked into their happiness. We looked at each other at one point and just smiled as we watched the boys, their faces just radiated happiness. I said to Thiago that these years right now, while our boys are young are going to be the best Christmas's of our lives. Years from now we will look back on these days and we won't remember the long hours, the fits and fighting, the no sleep, the running here and there and every where...the only thing we will remember is those little eyes alive with the magic of the season, little bodies snuggled in warm flannely jams and we will give anything to have these years back.

It was a sweet, warm, and cozy night at home with my four best boys and our Christmas tree.

Just for fun, here is a few of my favorite ornaments...


Be still my heart...seriously. Look at my Carson. 2007, he was 2 1/2 in this picture. Younger than Lincoln. Holy heck, look at that face. Oh, makes me cry. Where have the past 4 years gone.


And a 6 week old baby Lincoln on his very first Christmas. I remember that outfit he was wearing...I kept calling him my little elf. My little angel baby, finally showing up after the 2 miscarriages that took place before him. My heart was rejoicing that holiday season.


Carson's handprint just last year. Made it in Miss Katie's class. He and Lincoln each took turns placing their hands in it last night. Still fits. Few years from now and that won't be the case. Go slowly time...for this mama's sake. Let me enjoy my littles.





Start of the Christmas season....2011





here's hoping its a merry one!