We had a fantastic Thanksgiving celebrating it with my parents and the Carr family. November has kick started us into holiday gear.
The tree went up and as quickly as that happened arrived a new guest. Harold. Harold is an elf. He sits on our shelf and keeps track of the kids behavior. He reports back to Santa nightly and returns in a new spot the next morning. (Yep, kind of like the perpetual tooth fairy... a true dream for a parent) We had no idea how useful this was going to be and must admit, we have noticed a tremendous improvement in attitude. Santa sure has some power in this house.
We celebrate two birthdays this upcoming month. Garrett turns five on December 18th and Jordan turns 7 on December 14th. So December takes on whole new meaning for the Carey household. This year we took the kids to Disney to celebrate. We were able to do the Very Merry Christmas party at the Magic Kingdom. We didn't make such a great decision upon arrival when we decided to ride the Pirates of the Caribbean. Ayden never fully recovered and I spent the better part of the next two hours going round and round on the merry go round. In the end though, she rallied and it was a fantastic family weekend.
We are starting to get use to decorating palm trees for the holidays and must admit, appreciate the warmer weather this time of year. I can easily get the smell of pine through a candle but miss the days of wearing moon boots and snow ball fights.
This time of year is truly magical and we are definitely grateful for the life we have and those that are in it...
Happy Thanksgiving!
