So, this week we tried to get a picture of all 5 kids in front of the tree. Seemed like a good idea, right? It wasn’t until I saw the photos later that I’d realized they’ve grown so much that all you see is part of a tree sticking up behind their heads. Now, I can see if there were horns or something on their heads, but a tree, not so good.

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First: you need the red velvet dress (or suit) that matches Santa. Then you need to break the first rule you ever taught your children. Stranger Danger? What?? Not in December!

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Ok, so I was just wishing for that last part! Why is Christmas so freakin hectic! We went to the light show in O’Fallon park and it was pretty cool….

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So, we went to Memphis to see Dave’s family over an extended holiday for Thanksgiving. The odd part? I like them all. I do. But I feel so out of my element in big family type situations. I don’t have that. It just feels weird to me but I hope my children grow up loving it and maybe I’ll get into the swing of it as time goes on. Even the dogs come to the family gatherings. Josie had Marley and Shelby to romp around with in the back yard. Seems idilic, right? And it was. Just to me it was…. foreign. I consider myself lucky that my husbands family places such a role on family time. I think this is the multigenerational bond that children need to become self aware adults.

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Um, Last August. 

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“I want to be very clear in calling upon the Egyptian authorities to refrain from any violence against peaceful protestors. The people of Egypt have rights that are universal. That includes the right to peaceful assembly and association, the right to free speech, and the ability to determine their own destiny. These are human rights. And the United States will stand up for them everywhere.”
– Barack Obama, January 28, 2011

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Hopefully only 1 more year for us…..