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I am back!!

Well.... I had to take a little hiatus from blogging, facebook, etc. The month of December proved to be quite a busy time! What have I been doing.. well I made about 10 dresses, a few jon jons, 20 t-shirts, monogrammed 20 duffle bags, about 30 towels, 10+ cosmetic bags... and the list goes on and on. All the while teaching 21 kids each day, hosting and attending Christmas parties, o.k.. you get the picture! However, on the 19th... the craziness ended and for the past 8 days I have enjoyed quality time with our families and little girl! We had a fantastic Christmas! We visited Mom last weekend and relaxed with Nana and Papa while celebrating Christmas with my family. Papa Randy prepared yummy food as usual while we opened gifts and watched the kids while being kids ourselves at times. On Sunday we went to church with Daddy and then spent the evening with the McClains.. Well not so much McClain any more as they all start their own families. Growing up we spent every Christmas Eve with them and since Jan passed away we have tried to continue the tradition by getting all of the kids together. Such a nice time! Always bringing me back to my childhood. You know those people in your life you may hardly see but when you get together it's like you were never apart! Well that is Janill, Brandi, Lindsay, and Brad for me.

Monday we headed home and had Christine and Trey over for a nice dinner. One of our new traditions. Then on Wednesday Landon's family arrived and stayed Christmas Eve. We had such a great time eating a nice dinner and seeing the happiness on Mema's face. It was her first Christmas without Granddaddy yet she commented on it being one the best one's she's ever had. That truly made me feel good and reminded me once again what a special little girl Laura Beth is! She is loved by so many amazing people. We are blessed!!! Landon's entire family was here to see Laura Beth wake up to her presents from Santa. Later that afternoon we headed to Wendy and Jason's for Christmas with Landon's extended family.

And for the past 2 days I have enjoyed numerous tea parties, coloring, playing with baby dolls, flashcards, etc. with Laura Beth. She says.. "mommy, sit down.. want to have a tea party.. want some coffee?" So much fun!!

So Merry Christmas to all!!! I hope your holiday was a special as mine!