I built a gingerbread train with Ellie this morning. As I'm struggling with the icing and the cookie pieces and she's eating the candy and I'm snappish about it and the CABOOSE that I just FINISHED falls DOWN, I hear myself say, "This is FUN, we are having FUN okay". You build up this big momentous occasion. It's Christmas Eve, these are memory making moments: George is taking photos. Baby Walt is in his little Rudolf outfit. Elizabeth is sporting a red-40 food colouring candy smile. And me? I'm making a rude gesture at the lens. Ahhh, what memories are made of.
We ask Elizabeth if she is excited for Christmas. Rolling her eyes she answers, "Yes, you guys have asked me like, 15 times". How lovely. And that's a three and a half year old.
I am so thankful for us all being together this year. It's the first Christmas George has not worked in 9 years. Plus they gave me Christmas pjs today that I am weirdly excited about. It's the little things my friend.
Merry Christmas!
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