little christmas moments

so much to catch up on.

sigh.

i still have yet to do the hospital pictures post, the boise botanical garden lights post, the meeting santa post, and THAT post.  the one where i write about my choice to do natural birth and my resulting experience.

and then there's the laundry. and nursing. and making sure my reese gets her share of loves.  and nursing. and making sure my peeps are fed. and nursing. and all things christmas {oh yeah! and nursing. forgot how much time it takes up in the beginning...}.

this christmas season has been a little different than others.  with a fresh little one, we haven't been able to get out to all the typical concerts and other christmas-y outings that made it feel like christmas in the past.  instead, i've been trying to savor all of the little moments at home that have made this season special. you know, things like..

brushing reese's teeth, holiday addition. she lays under the lit christmas tree while deek scrubs her pearlies clean. which brings me to the next one...
after teethbrushing, deek and reese lay next to each other under the tree and have a giggle fest. for some reason, reese thinks it's hilarious to point at all the individual lights. they laugh their heads off, which makes me all warm and fuzzy.

dancing to christmas music in the family room with deek
cal laying by the tree, fascinated by the glowy lights
reese requesting the "la, la, la" song over and over {Oakridge Boys' Christmas is Paintin' the Town}
snuggling on the couch reading christmas books
reese requesting the "baby jesus story" over and over
nursing and cuddling my sweet baby cal in the family room lit only by christmas lights
reese getting so excited to "see my christmas lights!!!" on the outside of our house. she loves to see all the houses lit up, but especially her own.
waking up to deek and reese jamming to christmas music, complete with air guitars
making christmas cookies with reese and eating the entire batch together on the couch
stories from the santa claus book every night
lots and lots and lots of singing christmas songs {one of the few ways to entertain reese while i nurse...} her favorites? "santa claus is coming to town", "silent night", "rudolph", and "frosty the snow man".

eating dinner on christmas china
discussing the differences between santa and the grinch


it's all been so simple, but i think it's those little things that have made the christmas season so magical this year. and the fact that those little things all revolve around the people i love most.



now all we need is a little snow, {or a lot, but i'll take what i can get}.


cheers to the season!