what we've been up to

this Christmas season has been more fun than any i can remember...including the days back when i believed in the magic of this time of year.

i feel like we've hardly taken a breath.

but it has been good, fun, family time.

the memory-makin' kind.

here are some pics of what we've been up to....

diggin' through our snowman kit

eating snow by the spoonfuls...

entering coloring contests...

playing peek-a-boo...

having snowball fights with only the protection of a single window pane...

crafting up interesting projects to give away...

wrapping while listening to Christmas music...

ho-ho-ho-ing while wearing little clips tucked sweetly away in advent calendars...

and going for rides to look at lights while munching popcorn...

the magic has seeped its way right back into my heart.

and at the end of the day, when j and i fall exhausted onto the couch, we're both thinking the same thing....

"what did we ever do to deserve all this?"