I haven't been as good at posting often as I had planned but life just gets so busy! I have a feeling this will just be lots of randomness all thrown together so bear with me. The holidays were fun, lots of family time and good food of course. Our holidays are starting to look a little different every year as we adjust to families growing and moving around, which is a little difficult for me as I am used to doing the exact same thing every year for as long as I can remember. But I guess everything has to change eventually.

I'm in a sweet season of life right now and I'm trying to enjoy every minute of it - even the days I'm knee deep in dirty diapers and don't ever get around to taking a shower. When the girls are in bed and I go to pick up the trail of toys left all over the house, or finally clean up the dishes that have been sitting in the sink all day, or fold the ginormous basket of laundry...it's tempting to berate myself for not being as good of a housekeeper as I should be. Or as able to keep it all together in whatever other form of unattainable standard I put myself up against. The truth is, I'm learning to be thankful for dishes in the sink and toys all over the floor. They are a sign of a day well spent, playing and being together, laughing and making memories. The dishes and laundry will always be there when I have a spare moment; however, my cutie tootie two year old asking me to play "Hi-Cherry Hi-Cherry" (Hi Ho Cherry O) or tell her a story about Princess Madeline will not.

They really are growing up too fast. But at the end of the day, I feel good knowing I can be there to see it happen.