Christmas Eve! What a wonderful day of the year, I just love the anticipation of it all. Almost more then the actual gift giving. The decorations, the smells, all that makes me really happy inside. The times we have to truly reflect on how lucky we are, are way to few. The constant hustle and bustle of life with three kids makes it difficult at times to appreciate how much we really have. How much I have to be thankful for.

Christmas still does make me reflect and I hope it will never become routine for me, like it does for many. I enjoy spending time thrown in with the crowds at the shops, not for too long :)

My kid's faces during the holidays, the questions I face from my 10 year old, because she does still believe, make it so special. I too believe in Santa, I will never say I don't. The magical time shared with family and friends will always be the time I look forward to every year. Now if I could just squeeze out a few minutes during the rest of the year, each day, to reflect on those thoughts.... I'll try I guess, that's all I can do.