Holiday Hangover

Now that the holidays have come to an end, I am feeling the aftermath of a Holiday Hangover.  The snow has melted, people seem to have lost their Holiday cheer, the Starbucks cups have gone back to being plain white and green instead of the festive red and green, and our decorations are getting packed up.  That's right...We even have some decorations up still in our house and to be honest, I will be sad to see it all go because that means it is really over.  :(  Seeing the holidays through a child's eyes really is just magical.  Watching Arden experience Christmas for the first time was like re-living it all over again myself.  Arden met Santa for the first time and did not even cry!!

We even had a White Day-After-Christmas Christmas!  We got around 10 inches of snow and it was so beautiful!!!  Arden loved to look out this window and she just squealed in wonderment as the snow fell.

She loved opening her gifts and even though she did not fully grasp the concept and liked the wrapping paper better than any gift that was beneath it, it was a new experience that we got to share with her.  She will never have another first Christmas and that saddens me. I know next year will be even better and she will want to track Santa and leaving milk ad cookies will be fun, but this has been such a fun year!  We went to three wonderful Christmases and we felt so grateful and blessed to be surrounded by such love.  

Arden got to meet and play with Aricelli & Elianna!

 

Best re-gift ever: Starbucks!!

Arden loves the snow!!!

Arden met Mark & Jill!!

 Arden & Chase!

Arden was the most amazing gift we received this year and I can't help but be a bit nostalgic thinking back to last year at this time.  It was when we told the world we were expecting a little package.

So much has happened in one year and our lives would not be the same without Arden.  She adds such happiness and adventure.  I cannot wait to see what the future brings and I guess if this year was so amazing, next year can only get better right?  Alright...hangover cured. :)