Nya is 2 months old and we love her more than ever!Deck The Halls
Monday, December 15, 2008
My favorite season is winter and my favorite holiday is Christmas. Ever since I can remember I have been a Christmas fanatic. One of my most favorite things to do as a child and up until this day, is decorate the Christmas tree. I have to try and restrain myself until December 1st and I never make it. Every year we give each of our kids a new ornament for the tree as my grandparents and parents did before me. I love unwrapping each one and remembering where it came from. I love making it a family event and hopefully we are building memories, establishing traditions and instilling a love of Christmas in our children. Not that children need much help getting excited about Christmas. So even though I have to "fix" the tree after the they go to bed, as they love to put all matching ornaments on the same branch and only the bottom half of the tree gets decorated, it will remain my most favorite thing to do.
Snow
I love snow! I especially love the view from our house when it snows. I feel like I am in a ski chalet somewhere up in the mountains. The pictures don't do it justice. I love how everything seems to be quiet and people slow down. I love how beautiful everything looks covered in white. I love playing outside with the kids and then coming inside to warm up and drink some hot chocolate. And I loved being able to stay home all day yesterday in my warm cozy house, feeding my baby in the rocking chair and watching the snow fall outside my window. I am such an old lady and I love it! Somehow it just feels more like Christmas when there is snow.