the lead up to christmas (really, this whole season since halloween) has felt like a whirlwind. i think a lot about all the pressure to make every moment fantastic and magical and perfect...how contrived and artificial that is (and probably something i just do to myself). but i still try. because i want my kids' memories of these times to be amazing. and truthfully, i think they will be. even though the daily reality is a lot of squabble resolution, nap bartering, too little sleep and too many sweet treats (and tv, too, obviously). that is my reality - a penchant for extrapolating the worst pieces into being emblematic of the whole experience. but their reality is still silver-tinted and, yep, magical. and there are plenty of doses of that - emme whispering thanks to me before bedtime, quiet snuggles, beaming faces when it's time to look for the elf, or open the advent calendar drawer, or skype with family, or read yet another christmas book. it's worth it, and i am working on focusing more on what they see...
here's a barrage of pics of the last several weeks. picking out a christmas tree, me and ek on a special date to see her teacher as mother ginger in the nutcracker, meeting santa (jillian's dad!) at a small super fun gathering, and goofing off on our neighbors' porch before going to church on christmas eve.
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