Merry Christmas from the worst procrastinators. Ever.

This year I had lofty goals to produce our first ever family Christmas card.  I knew I would fail miserably after I began receiving requests for updated addresses and I hadn't event begun to start the process myself.  Needless to say, I am still filled with glee when I receive YOUR family cards and they will happily grace our refrigerator until next year.  I love to see the smiling faces, happy families, and babies {some that I have yet to meet!}.

So, THANK YOU for being such productive, efficient, and wonderful friends.  I'm sorry we are so lame.

Here is our version of a late/last minute/but heartfelt Christmas greeting {taken just this morning on our walk, naturally}.

{look who we ran into at the coffee shop! Nana & Poppy!}

Merry Christmas!

Love, 

The House of Thorns

Momcouragement

I say, to mothers collectively, in the name of the Lord, you are magnificent.  You are doing terrifically well.  The very fact that you have been given such responsibility is everlasting evidence of the trust your father in heaven has in you.  - Jess, Alora Handmade

Thanksgiving Vacation: Day 8 - It's Over???

It's been 190 hours and our amazing week of nothingness is coming to an end... and I am now, officially, a believer in staycations.

We have never taken an entire week to just be together as a family - no traveling allowed!  {And, NO, when P was born doesn't count because it was kinda a lot of work!} This week we:

- napped

- hung our Christmas lights outside 

- baked

- watched movies

- took long walks

- napped

- started projects around the house {mostly Chris}

- giggled

- drank coffee

- raked leaves

- cuddled

- played at Frog Pond

- did some real estate stalking 

- napped some more {mostly P and I}

To be honest, there were 2 days that P and I were in jams until after second nap... {And, yes, "second nap" is an official term in the House of Thorns}... 

This might sound enormously sentimental, but, this week has been one that I know I will cherish forever.  And although I'm not sure if we will ever quite capture this beauty of nothingness again, I think we ought to make it yearly goal.  Tonight our home is filled with peace, warmth, and the joy of having soaked one another up every second of the last 8 days.  It's an incredible feeling. Am I high on family time???

Tomorrow Chris will kiss me on the forehead as he walks out the door.  I will eat my breakfast while I watch the TODAY Show and attempt to quietly get ready for work so that P sleeps until the very last second.  I will leave for a job that I love and come home to a family that I will have missed like crazy.  We'll start our daily grind again and rush around until it's Christmas and then wonder where the time went.  But I will think back on this week and remember what a blessing this time was.  I am so thankful.  

Amen for staycations at the House of Thorns.