Christmas Magic 2018

Kallie usually gets up REALLY early (like 5am)on Christmas morning but this year Eric and I were up before her waiting to hear her footsteps running towards are room. When she did come in around 7am she yelled “Merry Christmas”. This year she wanted us to open gifts one by one so we could watch each other. I loved it b/c it made the morning a bit longer, usually we are done opening gifts in 20 minutes. She loved all of her gift from Santa and pretty much got everything she asked for (minus the live chinchilla) – Twister, LOL dolls, Soccer Net, Snuggle Pup, Children’s Cookbook and lots of other little things. We spent the afternoon at my mom’s house where we still get spoiled with stockings and gifts.

This year definitely felt different with out my dad but we talked about him, tried on his favorite hats, shed a few tears and toasted to him at dinner. Christmas will never be the same with out Papa but we will never forget all of the special memories we have and the strong family he helped create.