Adventures in Drosche Land: I Wish You A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

I Wish You A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year

Merry Christmas.

Happy Holidays.

Happy New Year.

I hope that the holiday season has been awesome for you and yours dear readers. It certainly has been great here in Drosche Land. December has been busy here, as life seems to be lately, but I wanted to make sure and close out the year here with you. Plus I haven't posted any pictures of Christmas yet! Yikes! Luckily I think I'm still in the acceptable time frame for holiday pictures. For a few more hours at least. I'll do my New Years recap post tomorrow and focus on Christmas today.

We are a little over a week into our Christmas Break here and it has been great. Restful. Relaxing. Fun. Joyous. Just what we needed this holiday season. Last year was Stella's 1st Christmas, but being just 6 months old she didn't get much out of it. 18 months though is a fun age for Christmas. She knows who Santa is and will, on cue, say, "Ho, Ho, Ho" when she sees his picture. Super cute. So it has been a blast to watch her this year as she experiences everything about Christmas. The only thing we didn't do was actually make it to see Santa this year. Best laid plans and all. Oh well, maybe next year?

The boys are still in the prime age for Christmas, especially Jackson. He just loves opening presents. He genuinely gets excited about any gift he receives and genuinely loves watching people open presents. One of his best traits. Braeden is on the cusp though. You know what I mean. He sort of has things figured out about the big man in red. But I think his childhood will just not let go of it yet. He knows something is up, but still believes. So, the magic is still much alive here in Drosche Land, as I am sure it will always be.

This Christmas was also a special one for Amy and I as it is the last one we will celebrate as a family of 5. With the adoption moving briskly along we will have our daughter with us next year! Crazy to think, but so exciting as well. We did take some time to talk, just the 2 of us, about what she might be doing this year. How she might be celebrating. Its bittersweet of course, but knowing that it was the last one we will all celebrate apart did bring some comfort.

So, celebrating the birth of our Savior was a pleasant experience here in Drosche Land this year and I pray it was for you as well. We still have a few days left of break and, thankfully, have no big plans for them! Just more rest, relaxation, and family. Sounds great! So, Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays. Happy New Year from Drosche Land to you. On with the pictures!

All is well, merry, in Drosche Land.