Our December filled with Christmas Music!

So the holidays are upon us. What a month it has been for us. I had full intentions of enjoying the holiday season, remembering what Christmas is really about and spending time making crafts with Jaidyn (who is off track this month) and my family to give as gifts to friends and neighbors. I had it all planned out and then it got crazy!

Jaidyn has kept us so busy with her singing recitals and Christmas Show that it seems like we were constantly running. I really don't know how people with more than 1 kid involved in sports, and activities do it all, and although I wouldn't change any of it, it definitely became hectic and I found myself fighting to remember the real meaning of Christmas and trying to feel that warm holiday feeling that I love to feel every year. But I tried my best to bring in the holiday spirit as often as I could. While traveling to and from the various activities for the day, I would blast Christmas songs on the radio, then when we arrived home, while cleaning the house, cooking, giving the kids baths, wrapping presents, feeding the dogs, or any other thing we might be doing at home Christmas Songs again would blast on the stereo. Even Luis and Luhani had their radio blasting with Christmas carols. A few of the evenings we even managed to work in a few Christmas movies (ones that we love to watch ever year), and when we weren't at home, we were at Jaidyn's Christmas show which happened to be a Christmas musical filled with over 25 songs of Christmas (We saw all 8 shows, we could probably recite it all to you) So it may have been a more than busy month for us but our days, nights and everything inbetween was filled with the songs of Christmas. I have to say it was worth it though, Jaidyn had so much fun and the experience and memories that she'll have is definitely something she'll always remember. It was good for her to have this special time. Now that Luis and Luhani and now the baby have been added to our family, we have tried to have special date nights with her but I think that sometimes she feels a little left out because she's not the baby. The time, and attention that she received not only from us but the many family and friends that came to see her in the show was so good for her. She would just beam when she saw someone she knew in the audience and she told us that it made her less nervous because she saw someone she knew. Anyway, even though we didn't get much time before Christmas to spend enjoying the holidays the way that I thought/planned to spend it, we were constantly filled with the sounds of Christmas Carols and time together. What better way to spend the holidays!