Back to reality....

Apparently I spent so much time celebrating this month I had no time to update you all on the holiday happenings! I can't believe that the big day has come and gone! Wes had his first visit from Santa...and he is in holiday heaven. It looks like Toys R Us made a delivery to our house...which I'm sure I've mentioned is the size of a shack. This Christmas, while piles of presents accumulated I finally saw where the commercialism of the holiday collides with good old fashioned holiday spirit. Wes, Luke, and Olivia presented their uncle Chris with a "special" gift this year! It was such an amazing feeling to give a gift to show how much we love and appreciate him, a gift that was completely unexpected and truly appreciated. I will admit this special "gift" was from the electronics department (...insert commercialism of christmas here) but it was form the heart and got our point across. Regardless, it helped remind me about the true spirit of christmas!

As we head towards the new year...and Wes's first birthday!!!...we can account for 2 more teeth, a lot less puking, and about 10 falls a day. It amazes me that he will survive his first year of life without a major head injury. Santa didn't deliver just gifts to all those good girls and boys...he brought along a blizzard too! Wes enjoyed his first real snow fall and cruised around the neighborhood on his shiny new sled.

Even with all the happiness and cheer this time of year brings, sometimes it brings that stubborn dark cloud too. My family has... yet again... been struck with a test to see just how resilient we are. I have no doubt that, as always, we will stay positive and fight back. I have never known a group of people stronger than those I am lucky to call my family. We love you, and are thinking of you every second!

xoxo
Erin

Lots more pictures to add too...apparently I have exceeded the allotted amount from Blogger! Say tuned!

...Mommy was waking Wes up to see what santa brought...

 Daddy and Wes's gorgeous wrapping job! Luckily my kindle was hiding in that box! And yes it is electrical tape for ribbon, white lined paper bow, and a sam adams bottle cap button!

Human jungle gym...

Sadie "gisel" Mckay