Remembering The Little Things {The Best Is Yet Too Be}!: Merry Christmas!

Friday, December 19, 2008

Merry Christmas!

We hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season! We are sure getting excited for next week! The kids are sure hoping that they have been good enough this year to have Santa stop by. All three of them are being very easy, I am enjoying why I can the simple fact that my kids don't realize that they can ask for a lot of things or big things. I am sure that won't last too much longer so we will enjoy it while we can! Here is the kids Christmas list this year:

Santa Christmas List 2008....

Marcus: Webkinz

Alec: A Spray Candy because all he really wants is a Flying Backpack for his birthday! Yes, we know his birthday isn't until June, but that is what he wants. And yes he really does think this flying backpack is going to pick him up and fly him around where ever he wants to go!

Olivia: A Treat and she added tonight she wants a Barney!

As we are getting closer to Christmas Day Carson and I are doing our best to making sure the kids do know what the true meaning of Christmas is and what a blessing it was having Jesus born. And even though the true meaning of Christmas does not include Santa there is just something to the magic of this holiday that I just love. It makes you realize how magical life can be by believing in something. I know it is completely impossible to keep my children little forever so they can always have that true glow in their eyes when they see they magic of believing in Santa and seeing everything that he brought to them last forever, so I think I will hold extra tight to these memories of my kids being little "Believing in Magic".

I am so grateful for Carson and my kids. I am so grateful for this Gospel so I can have the knowledge of Forever Families and understand the importance of Jesus' birth. So as we come close to ending another year I am going to make sure and slow down a little bit so that I am able to enjoy my blessings that I have been given.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

2 comments:

Nicole said...: Courtney, it is 2 AM and I just can't sleep so here I am checking in on your little family. I LOVE the Christmas card. And you are very right, I think we should be very thankful for our children's innocent ages. My only problem is that the only thing Gracie wants is a baby turtle. It is a small thing, but I'm just not sure Santa can get it to our house safely on that sled. Do you think that story will work?; December 20, 2008 at 1:43 AM
Rieck Family said...: Your kids are so stinkin cute. Olivia is darling and getting so big. Hope you have a merry christmas!; December 21, 2008 at 9:57 PM

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Marcus

Marcus is 8 years old! He is just about ending his 2nd grade year. He has done so well growing and learning new things this past year. Marcus is also a Boy Scout, we have been working so hard at passing off all of his awards so he can recieve his "Wolf" badage. I love his go get'em personality, it helps him to excel in school and strive to be the best he can at sports. He is enjoying all sports, at this time his lovesare baseball and basketball. Marcus is a great kid, loving life to its fullest! We are so proud of our Marco man!

Alec

Our Alec Mason is 6 years old and going into 1st grade. It is hard for me to think of him being old and big enough to be in school all day! Alec is a great, tender hearted kid who has not eased up on his stubbornness at all! We love him dearly and are so grateful for the light he brings into our home. He is still loving Super Heros, but at this time he is enjoying spending lots of time on his bike, scooter, or running around the neighborhood. Some of his favorite past time activities are: climbing up trees, standing on his head, doing round offs, playing the Wii, trying to take his big brother down! He is great with his little siblings and he is either getting along great with his big brother or is finding anyway to fight with him! He loves to give Payton kisses and hugs and to watch him do things for the 1st time. His favorite sport to play is soccer, but is willing to do what ever sport that people are playing at that time. He is such a special person in our little family, we love him dearly!

Olivia

Princess Olivia is 4! She has been going to Preschool this past year and loves it. For the most part where ever Olivia goes there is sunshine, she is such a happy, talkative, outgoing little girl. She talks a lot, but to her defense it is because she has a lot to say! Olivia is quite the Princess who loves to dance, play with babies, wear makeup, and play with friends. She loves to dance around the house and in her dancing class, she is quite the natural. She loves to hang out with her big brothers and loves to be a little mother to her baby brother. We love our little Sunshine girl!