Once again I find myself on this side of Christmas and once again it makes me a little sad that is came and went so quickly. Luke woke up at the glorious hour of 3:00 A.M.!! Capital letters, neon lights, 3:00 a.m. Yikes. Of course we told him to lay down, go back to sleep, stop talking…yada yada, but guys, have you ever tried to tell Luke to stop talking? That is an exercise in futility to say the least. He talked pretty much non-stop until 5:30 at which point Jesse told him to go. You would think that we could catch a little more sleep without him jabbering on and on next to us from the floor. And if you thought that, you would painfully wrong. His talking may have intensified because now he was excited about all the treats in his stocking and the helium filled remote control shark that Santa left.
Wow. Christmas ended up being a long day.
Good thing we had such happy smiling kids who were overwhelmed with their gifts. As my children have gotten a little older, they have had a harder time asking for gifts. Sure, they can think of things they want just like any other kid, but when it comes to actually thinking about it, they all draw blanks. Even when they dream big, they never think they should get those huge things. Which made this year that much more special.
As they opened their gifts, complete surprise and joy spread across their faces. Making it so fun for us to have been able to give them gifts.
As the kids get back to school next week the Christmas decorations will start to come down. I have looked at them a little more this week and even though I know they are just decorations, I am reminded of how fleeting things are. How quickly this holiday season came and went.
How much I want to keep those Christmas morning smiles and feelings close to my heart.
