Proactive & Procrastinating- Hello Christmas Season

Let's just get this out of the way first: I have been a naughty girl and have not posted in the last month. Its terrible, but by now you have come to expect it. So in an effort to be proactive, after much procrastination, you will find today's post is actually from today, and the posts following will be pretty much the past month's events. So check back daily for the next week to get some updates. And then keep your fingers crossed that I am not putting you on the back-burner, like I am my Christmas cards at this very moment....

Today, while Lucas slept, Elijah and I enjoyed, for the first time together, an ancient tradition i like to call "Putting up the Christmas Village."  He was much more interested in it than I thought he would, especially with his video game running the background music for our assembly date. But he made it, all the way through the setting up of the village.

Like me, when I was his age, he may have enjoyed the little people the most. He played with them and imagined with them. It was so sweet to watch.  He directed where each house was to be plotted and put all the trees and light posts up (okay okay I may have moved some, as they may have been placed on top of buildings etc....)

My dad walked in as the finishing touches were going up and I think his heart was warmed by the continuing tradition that was in the makings. Mine sure was.

Merry Christmas....28 days and counting.....I think.....

K