is there anything better?

is there anything better than building memories with your family? matt and i are keenly aware that this time we have with our many small ones is fleeting - that each time a season comes and goes, it deserves a celebration! as we welcome in the christmas season, i hope that each moment can be as special as putting up our tree was this year!

as is our chirstmas tree tradition, we were able to get the tree up and decorated this weekend with only minimal bickering (from the kids and from us!) and with no major crisis to speak of!
it was amazing to see how excited ellee and sophie were as we took out the ornaments, strung the lights and put on the finishing touches. they loved it! they each have a couple of ornaments that are 'theirs' and getting to hang those themselves was really thrilling for them - and so special for us! casey on the other hand...well, he really loved it when we finally gave in and put baby einstein on for him to enjoy!

we are as excited for the christmas season as we could be...looking forward to good times around our family tree!