This may have been the best Christmas ever. We had such a great day! Everyone was so pleased with what they received and happy to play and be together. Maeve built her lego set with very little help. If she asked for help, she didn't want anyone to give anything beyond what she specifically asked for, which honestly was mostly limited to finding pieces. She was quite determined! It was cute to see the girls exchange gifts. They really took the wheel on that and they were so excited. What a perfect day!

Oh, the magic of Christmas! We had a lovely, simple Christmas Eve with Grandma and Grandpa and Enoch's sister, Kayla. The kids loved opening up gifts and were thrilled to play with their new things. Conor was so excited for the family gift he had picked out - a Nintendo switch. And we managed to get the little ones tucked into bed at a reasonable time!

Over the weekend we went to look at all the fancy Christmas trees at the Davenport and cast our names into the raffles.

I feel like we've hit the time of the year when I question whether I'm doing enough to bring in the festive spirit while simultaneously experiencing deep fatigue. It's tricky to balance out all the day to day stuff with the addition of holiday magic. Whew!

Here's a little comedic relief.

This year we went to Bead Lake to find a tree (note to self, scope out a better place to look for a tree). This was more of a hiking experience, although the trails are wide and well maintained. It's more that the little ones are wimpy and it was cold and I didn't make Maeve wear her heavier coat. But we found a great tree that may be our best one yet. It's not too big, it looks great! So far, it only has lights and isn't getting ornaments because the combination of our sons and our puppy will mean chewed and ruined ornaments and I'm just not down for that this year.

Well, going with the goal of being present over Christmas, I took next to no photos on Christmas Day! Just a few snaps in the morning and one of Christmas dinner in the evening. It was a busy and full day. Lots more food and games. We hosted Christmas Dinner with grandparents and good friends. At the end of the day, I was exhausted! The children had a great day and they're really enjoying their new toys. This holiday season was 100% exhausting, but I'm not sure that I'd change anything!