Cousins

David's Aunt bought an incredible house in Lexington that needs A LOT of work, but no one is better suited for the project than Jan.

With the passing of David's grandmother a couple months ago we all went up and spent the night in Lexington . MawMaw Hedrick was 93 years old and lived a full life, she will be missed.
It was a nice time to be together, enjoy family and enjoy the munchkins. Life is precious and tends to go by a little too fast. I was trying to capture some pictures of the kids for Christmas gifts and I succeeded! I don't think anyone reads this blog so I don't mind sharing before the holiday :)

Seeing these little ones together reminds me of my childhood and the memories of all my cousins. Cousins are partners in crime at a young age- there's a special bond similar to a sibling, but they don't annoy you nearly as much...
I hope Addy, Max and Lia will always be close and I hope that even though our newest family member, Landon is further away that him and Max will be close and create these types of memories

Making Traditions

Christmas...
December in general has a different feel...
It warms your nose and brings the edges of your smile up a little further. I remember before I was even pregnant with Max- I was excited for my future "kid" -I couldn't wait for holidays and traditions....some old- some new.
Wanting your child to feel the same happiness you experienced in childhood. You think you will remember all you want to do- and the years go by faster than they feel.
The Holidays, especially go by in a blink. Still wondering where November went...

Nana always got all the grandkids advent calendars for Christmas- like clockwork Dec. 1st we had a flap to peel back and if we were lucky...there was chocolate.
Such a simple thing that meant so much when you are so young. It was a moment to look forward to... those carefree,sugarplum moments that lasted a whole month before a fresh New Year!

Georgie Girl NYC was a blog that I followed years ago and she did a post on a book advent .
I LOVED the idea and made note to remind myself in a couple years to do the same thing.
This year is the 4th year and has been the most fun because I feel like Max really looks forward to the book before bed- it's kind of "our thing". I have replaced a few books each year with more "age appropriate" books and i hope its a tradition that sticks.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!