I love these faces! These faces make me happy. It’s a busy time right now, the holidays…and I can get caught up in it all — all the wrapping, all the shopping. But a few times throughout the day I try to stop and chill and just be in the moment…to enjoy these sweet faces when they are eating a yogurt snack in the hours between breakfast and lunch. I keep my camera close. Because these faces are always ready for a quick pose!

Andrew and Aria love playing with Play-Doh.  Is it just me…or does someone else out there also love the smell of Play-Doh?  That, and a new box of crayons.  Those are in the top ten of my most favorite smells.  I guess because they remind me of my childhood.  I had a pretty darn good childhood, so it’s nice to be taken back to that time, if only during a moment’s wiff of Play-Doh and/or Crayola Crayons.

Just 5 more days until Christmas!  We are about 98% ready for it.  How about you?  Are you getting the things checked off your list?  My advice:  try not to stress…and take time out of your day to PLAY with your little ones, taking random pictures of the ordinary things they do around the house.  Those ordinary things will be the memories you’ll want to look back on one day