I choose this very candid, funny photo of Emma to not only make us all giggle, but to show you what she's like when the camera is off. She is very silly. She loves to play, draw and say animal sounds. She has been growing leaps and bounds. Her hair is a little past her shoulders when it isn't curled tight to the back of her neck. She says plenty of words mixed in with her own language. That seems to sound like french. She is beginning to play well with others. (Toddlers will be toddlers) Her favorite things include a stuffed dog, Spot and other books, and her blanket. We are very thankful for our Emma and love being parents. We get to sit back sometimes and be kids again with her. I know that she has shown me that magic of Christmas that I lost for a while. Sometimes in the hustle of the season you forget what it is truly all about. Tuesday we went to the Zilker Trail of Lights. Zilker is a park in Austin and it has a moon tower that is made into a huge Christmas tree of lights. After we walked the trail, spun under the tree and had some hot chocolate we started our walk back to the car. As I pulled her in our wagon I looked back to see the happiness in her eyes. No presents, no big show of Christmas bling, just the three of us on a cold night buzzing about our time together. Someone recently asked me what my favorite memory of Christmas was. I told them how on Christmas Eve that my family would get in the car and go look at the lights on Christmas Eve. It's the simple traditions like these that mean Christmas to me. We get to make our own now with Emma as a family.
I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year. I will add the Zilker pictures soon for everyone to see.
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