Brief because I've no time but:
An Instagram friend (CardiganEmpire) posted what her 3-year-old little boy said after seeing the mall Santa. "Him had a white beard, and him had his red dress-up on, but him did not say, 'Ho, ho, ho!'" That has brought a smile to my face all day. Kids are always thinking.
In our family prayer tonight, Shawn prayed, "Please bless that we can have a lovely Christmas Eve and please bless that we can have a lovely Christmas Day." I have to think that a 5-year-old boy who uses the word lovely, especially in a prayer, must have some fine parentage! *wink*
They are bouncing off the walls 'round here this week, but I wouldn't have it any other way. On a long drive which involved several errands and some car-bound kids, Lily, Ben and Shawn started singing a Christmas song, and Daphne said, "You guys are going to make me SCREAM!" Sometimes she thinks she is the only one allowed to sing, make a racket, own me as a mom...you know, the usual.
In a lot of ways, though not all, it is indeed the MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!!!
