This is truly my favorite time of the year. I love the crispness in the air, the smell of pine as I’m walking our twins to and from school (definitely a new thing for us now being in WA), holiday cookies, listening to Christmas music 24/7, the increase of spirit and generosity in people, watching my favorite Christmas movies over and over again (‘Elf’,’ ’A Christmas Story,’ ’Miracle on 34th Street,’ ’It’s a Wonderful Life’ and ‘the Holiday’), letters to Santa, fun Christmas mail and that overwhelming feeling of Christmas magic. This year we started a new family tradition of cutting down our own Christmas tree at a local tree farm, thanks to our artificial tree not fitting on our moving truck. Ha! It’s funny how traditions get started. Visiting the tree farm was such a fun and special way to start the season. It took us hours to decide on the “perfect one,” but thankfully they had an endless supply of hot cocoa to keep us warm!
Before I leave you with a few images from our visit to the tree farm and M.and A.’s letters to Santa, I want to wish everyone a MERRY, MERRY Christmas. I hope your holidays are filled with peace, love and joy!! Make sure you give extra hugs to your loved ones because more than anything, we wish we could be hugging our loved ones in Florida, Georgia and Massachusetts right now!! See you all in 2010–it’s going to be an AMAZING year!! I can’t wait!!
by Kristie Serra Photography
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