A December to Remember

Another Christmas come and gone. I was relaxed about the whole thing this year and it made all the difference. We enjoyed our usual traditions... cutting down a tree, making sugared almonds, watching Elf, listening to Christmas music non-stop. We skipped visiting Santa at the mall. At 9, 9 and 6 my kids had zero interest in standing in line to sit on a strangers lap and that was fine by me.

They got nearly everything on their Christmas lists which really wasn't that hard for me to accomplish. Their lists consisted of things like underwear, a giant Angry Bird, Twister, Clue in Paris, books, a wallet, earrings, charms, canvases and oil paints, Wipeout for the xbox, Slushy Magic. My girls wanted desks which I was planning on getting them anyway.

They were spoiled in the sense that they got everything they asked for, but not in an obnoxious way. My husband surprised them with Kindle Fires and a giant soccer goal for the backyard and they were sufficiently thrilled.

We had family over for our traditional curry Christmas dinner. It was perfect, the cousins played, the adults over ate and my house felt cozy and filled with happiness.

Per usual, when the whole thing was over I wished I had taken more pictures. I took a few on Christmas morning and one or two the rest of the day. Next year I'll just strap my camera to my neck and maybe that will remind me to document more of it all.

For now, here's a snippet of our December. Hope yours was cozy and happy no matter what you celebrated.