My favorite things...

One of the best parts of Christmas for me is spending time with family...and even though my mum, dad and brother weren't here with us, I did get to have a nice video chat with them. I love that we can do that now :) It's like they're sitting right in front of me, just a little smaller and a little fuzzier!

One of my other favorite things about Christmas is sending and receiving Christmas Cards, Photos and Newsletters! Here is this year's "Door of Fame".....thank you to every family who sent us a card or photo....we absolutely love hearing from you! This year we kept the "Door of Fame" up until way into the new year :) I took a picture of it right around Christmas (though we did receive some more cards/pictures after that point, they are not in the pic below). Take a look....

Another of my favorite things at Christmas time is having the kids spend time with their grandpa! We are always so happy to have him come visit, and Jem and River (and now Piper too!) love playing with him :) Here are a couple of pictures of the kids taken with their grandpa...

And lastly, one of my favorite things about Christmas is seeing families re-united :) Not that we need an excuse to get together, but it is nice to know that you can always count on being together at Christmas-time. I love this picture - a dad and his two kids :)

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