This Christmas was, by far, one of the best I've had in years. Isabella has been fascinated with all things involving Christmas since the day after Thanksgiving when I made Brian go outside and string the lights and put out all of my Christmas chockies on the front lawn. Anyway, the magic of Christmas is truly in the eyes of a child. Of course we talked about Jesus and what the days was really about (we even had to bake a birthday cake and sing Happy Birthday to Baby Jesus with the WHOLE family), but the anticipation of Santa and the magic that surrounds that was just amazing to experience once again. All she wanted was a vacuum cleaner as she proudly announced to everyone who asked...including the Santa at the mall who looked at me with a puzzled face.
Needless to say, we had a great Christmas. Henry was of course adorable and fiesty as always! And Isabella truly enjoyed every single minute, every toy, every carol (if I have to hear Enya's Mistletoe song one more time I'm going to puke---thanks Annette!), and every cookie. I wish it didn't have to go by so fast. Wouldn't it be great to experience this kind of magic and love more than one day a year? But I guess that's what makes it so special. Anyway, God Bless and I hope everyone enjoyed the same kind of love that we did this Christmas Day.
