She Had Him at "Hello"...

The moment he first laid eyes on her, he was in love.  Totally and completely taken with her.

 He would walk to the ends of the earth and back again for her.  Move mountains to make her happy and go to any lengths to see her smile.

Yes...she enchanted him when she breathed her very first breath and he has been under her spell ever since.

Her power over him is great and she melts him with those crazy, twinkling blue eyes.

 Her smiles are radiant.  So easy to drink in.  

And it is impossible not to get lost in the song of her laughter.

Alas...he is powerless against this one.

No matter how he tries, he cannot resist her sweet charms.

She is sunshine.

And his heart belongs, forever, to her.

And hers, to him.

Clara received her very first "little blue box" this year for Christmas from her daddy.  She went to help him pick out something for me for my anniversary, and fell in love with this tiny silver bow necklace.   When he saw how much she loved it, how in the world could he say no?  Sweet, priceless moments between a daddy and his princess.  Life does not get better than this.

Here Comes Santa Claus, Here Comes Santa Claus...

FINALLY, Christmas morning arrived!  WAY earlier than I would have liked actually.  After a fun night playing card games with the grownups, and tucking into bed at nearly two a.m., I felt like 5:58 a.m. was just too early to greet this fine Christmas morning.  The kids, however, did NOT!  They were excited and unstoppable, anxious and ready, and they would not hear of our pleas for just 30 more minutes.  And so...the festivities began!

    

Just had to throw this one in there!    

From our house, to yours...Merry Christmas, ya'll!!!!

Twas The Night Before Christmas...

and all through the house, the wee ones were restless and READY no doubt...

To rip open paper and tear off the bows...

How they've waited this long...NOBODY knows!  

The good times were rolling, smiles everywhere!

Packages opening, joy to be shared!

The puppy SO happy with his brand new toy...

And this gift was an obvious hit with this little boy!  

They LOVED all of their surprises...like REALLY, REALLY loved them this year!  

These signs from Aunt Donna definitely brought three cheers!  

The night was so magical...

full of fun, smiles and love...

Chris loved his new cool, groovy flashlight...see it above?

But alas, the eve of Christmas must come to an end.  It's time for Santa...so off to bed, they were sent!  

Home for the Holidays

It's Christmas time.  The moon is full and beautiful...mesmerizing in the night sky.

The tree is up.

The ornaments have been carefully placed.

The stockings are all hung by the chimney with care...

And Clara's nutcrackers stand waiting at attention just there...

The pace is nice and slow, and there's lots of time for games...

But three in this house are OH so anxious....won't mention any names!

Tis the season again, to celebrate the many blessings in life we've been given!  Merry Christmas!