Grace in small things, December 25, 2016

1. Reindeer plates for cookies for Santa and carrots for reindeer and a reindeer mug for the milk...I've had these dishes since San Francisco days and still love them...
2. Kids having such trouble sleeping last night, so excited about Santa coming, and then up super early this morning jumping and dancing about, checking out all the packages that magically appeared overnight...
3. Sis loved her dollhouse...and also especially the sheep from Grammy and Papa...it was so cute, she brought her other stuffed sheeps down (she has a little collection at this point) and had them hugging and kissing the new one and said, "They all like the new sheep Mommy! They're going to be great friends!"
4. Luke: "Santa totally crushed it this year!"
5. Coloring whale pictures with Zo in her new "Mommy and Me" coloring book...
6. Me: "Luke, I'm not sure I can set up your marble maze, it looks pretty hard and complicated. Maybe you should have Daddy do it." Luke: "You can do it Mommy. You just need to read the directions and focus, and not let anything distract you."
7. My husband spoiled me with gifts this year. Especially loving the pretty pajamas...I haven't really had any pajamas for a while...makes me want to stay in and relax lots of days this winter...
8. Facetiming with my mom and dad who are down in Costa Rica...
9. My husband and I splitting dinner duties, me making fruit cup and a pumpkin pie, him beet salad and turkey enchiladas (a tradition since our Albuquerque days) and rice...delicious...
10. Crazy blizzard-y snow right now...and I've got kid coverage to be in line for the gondola at 8 AM...

Merry Xmas!

XOXO

PS I'm really really really really missing my brother Luke this Christmas. Want him in the powder with me tomorrow. Or to hear stories of him tearing it up surfing in Costa...