Where did December go?

I can't believe that December is gone. I wish I could capture the magic moments in a bottle and release them when I want the magic back again. I miss the wonderful Christmases of when the kids were little and the closeness of family and friends. But I know things can't stay the same forever and I don't want them to. I just wish we could keep the magic just a little longer.
But I had a very enjoyable Christmas it was very quite and snowy. This year we tried to keep things simple. Some of the traditions we had when the kids were little have gone and we are trying to replace them with new ones. I try to make them something every year. Last year I made them pj pants and stockings and this year I made them pillow cases and a scrapbook. They were a lot of work but also fun.
We didn't go anywhere for Christmas and a good thing to, we were snowed in. It snowed all day and blew all night. We ended up with 12 inches of snow or more.
We all loved our presents even thought they were few in numbers. J.J., Sam and little Rocky called and wished us Merry Christmas. We also got to talk to Peter ( Elder Riehle)for over an hour. He sounded wonderful and we are all getting excited for his homecoming the 3rd of June.
Jay and the boys didn't even try to shovel us out until the day after Christmas. With all that snow you need a good shovel our old shovel finally broke we only had it 14 years. We were lucky because we bought the last shovel in town and the last of the ice melt.
After wards we had a nice breakfast and then we took Alex the birthday boy to the mall and to his favorite place to eat Mandarin Gardens he loves that tiny spicy chicken.
I love all my children very much but I feel a special closeness with Alex since he was born so close to my birthday. It is hard to let your children go but I want them to have the same happiness I have had.
For the rest of December we hope to have Jay's family over and I am planing going on a trip with Jay again. I took a trip with him the first of the week to San Francisco. I will go if my tooth ache goes away. I am also planing on organizing my home and hopefully have my Mom and Randy over for a visit soon. I am also having a birthday. I can't have another one has come, it feels like I just had one. Oh well, where did my December or year go?

A Wonderful Week!

We had a wonderful week here are a few pictures of the good times with our family.