Life Ephiphany....

You know when a moment just comes and kind of "hits" you? Like, "Oh....I get it...." Well, I had one...

Yesterday my mom texted me (my mom texts now, yay!) that she was heading to the viewing of a good friend that had just passed away. It was a blessing really, and this woman was so ready to be with her sweet husband who had already passed.

When I got my mom's text, I was heading to a baptism of my dad's friend's wife, who has been a good family friend for years. I was deep in thought about what makes someone make such a big life decision, especially later in life. ..and pondering when I, too, made this decision.

Will cooed and babbled, "ma ma!" from the backseat and it just kind of hit me....life just comes so full circle and so fast. I don't know, I can't put my epiphany into words (clearly), but....life just goes fast....and sometimes brings some religious clarity, a child (a moment of "how am I old enough to be a mom?!" definitely hit me at this moment too), and soon, the end of life too.

Just made me think.

Christmas Day

Again, posterity.....don't mind the abundance of pics....
It will totally be worth it when I print my blog into yearly books....
Someday....

We started Christmas morning off at our house. Will had fun opening presents....but his favorite thing overall? The cat toys in the pets' stocking! The kitties got some little balls with bells in them and Will thought they were pretty great. Santa stocked his stocking with his fave treats....fruit snacks, dum dum suckers, and mini Nilla wafers...and bubble bath!

We had a nice lazy day with Christmas naps, then headed up to RJ's parents' house for some family fun! We opened gifts....and scratched the entire roll of lottery tickets that his sister Amy bought the family!

Will and Grandpa ate some pie after our delicious turkey dinner!

Amy and Bill

Opening gifts was crazy! Paper and boxes everywhere!
We had a great time and enjoyed getting many great gifts!

Christmas Eve

Totally one of those posts-for-posterity-sake....excuse the abundance of pics!

We had a great holiday season...the celebrations began on Christmas Eve, when we headed to SLC to meet up with my family. We had a lovely dinner at Cafe Trio, then gathered for dessert and presents at my aunt and uncle's house.

Paul was super excited about his new quesadilla maker!


Will and my Uncle Don were apparently having a very serious conversation...


He kept hugging my dad's head!
Will looked like he was selling newspapers....he even wore his leather jacket.


RJ got a massage chair from my parents...He was so excited!



It was so fun to see Will enjoy opening presents....

Will got a super cool Harley Davidson hoodie from his Uncle Nick....




We had a great Christmas Eve with my family...everyone was so very generous and we had a wonderful time!

The Whole Ensemble

Will met "Jingle Bells", The Grinch, and Santa...a lot to take in for one day!

Willaroo

The Grinch!

Will was pretty skeptical of the Grinch...