Another Holiday Season Come and Gone!

Another holiday season has come and gone. As with all holidays there are some ups and downs. Thankfully mostly ups. Lots of food (I am too scared to step on the scale), lots of family, lots of friends, and lots of celebrating our Little Man!

I think my favorite night was Christmas Eve. We had ribs...wierd, and not a tradition, but really good! And cards games...so fun!! Christmas is so much for fun with Max...he makes it really special again and I want nothing more than to see him smile, so we try really hard to get funny gifts and enjoy the paper and boxes that they come in!

Today I took him out in his new sleigh (birthday present from Poppa Pete and Grandma B), and he was smiling the whole time...a big toothy smile that was saying "good faster Mommy"!! When it was over (it was kind of a quick trip because it was cold) he was not impressed that I took him out of the sleigh and he tried to bite me - a few times!! So hopefully we can head out again tomorrow.

But now it's over, and reality is about to hit - I'm back to work! Yikes!! This year has been so amazing. I feel so fortunate that I got to spend a whole year with him - watching him grow, learn new things, and smile...he has the best smile ever!! But like many other women I am back to work monday. It will be so hard to leave him at daycare, and miss a whole day of him playing and discovering and smiling. I don't know how I am going to concentrate - my boss said he would order me an extra box of kleenex and I really think I'm going to need it. To help me get a little excited about work I bought a new dress - a big thanks to Sarah for giving me the little encouragement I needed to go back in the store after brunch!!