Christmas 2012

Christmas is always here before we know it and it seems like the year has just flown by! We got our tree in the first week of December, which is our tradition. We decorated it together and I think it was Emma's year to put the star on top. Mario put lights outside and a lit wreath on our house. We always get a live balsam wreath from Costco and put that on our front door. It was amazing! We love the Christmas season. It is absolutely one of our favorites. The kids and I usually make snow flakes and we make lots of hot cocoa and sit in front of the fire. It's just such a nice time to cherish family and be together. As Christmas got closer, Mario noticed he wasn't feeling so good. I didn't realize how bad he felt until....I got it. And then both kids got it too. It was probably one of the sickest times in my life! Mario was down for a few days and I didn't get off the couch or bed for SIX days. The kids were the same as me. So....that's how we spent Christmas - on the couch, doing the best we could to enjoy the day!