The Year that Was...

This has certainly been quite the year. Filled with extaordinary highs and extraordinary lows, I find myself ending this year with overwhelming joy and gratefulness for being the mom of such an amazing child.

Logan started this year as a toddler and is starting the next year in pre-kindergarten. He now looks even more like a child with long legs, coordination, and a vocabularly that rivals most adults I know.

He wants to give the pennies he is earning for doing chores and good behavior to the homeless. He reminds me to recycle and conserve energy. He constantly declares his love for baby Jesus because he is "so so so so cute." He dictates letters to God and get well cards for others. He believes in Santa but notices that none of them look the same as last year. He laughs constantly. Brings joy constantly. Loves constantly. His imagination knows no bounds. He consistently reminds me of all that is good. His commentary is a source of constant entertainment.

Beyond Logan, I am genuinely blessed to have extraordinary friends and family who have made the great moments of this year even better and the impossible moments survivable. So -

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Here's to an amazing 2011!

Mini-Nutcracker and Santa

A million thanks to Nana, Grandpa, and Baba (great-grandma) for going to the mini-nutcracker and santa breakfast with Logan and I this morning. We had so much fun! Logan watched the dancers with rapt attention. Whoever decided to do a mini-Nutcracker for small children is a genius as there is no way Logan would be able to sit through the entire real Nutcracker.

Even my little Grinch-like heart enjoyed the Christmas music today, particularly the song that referred to the "italian Christmas Donkey." I don't know what song that was but it definitely made the season for me.

Merry Christmas Everyone! Hope your holidays are filled with much joy and love. God Bless!

Snowflake Dancers

Logan's amazing preschool has been going to Storytime at the Seattle Library for the last month. I lucked out and was a parent volunteer one morning.

After listening to an excellent rendition of "The Mitten," the kids were all given fabric and allowed to dance around like snowflakes. It was hard to get a good action shot but they were all fairly adorable.

It was very fun walking through the city holding hands with a little chain of 3 year olds on this adventure.