It is that time again! Christmas is upon us and before we know it, we'll be chiming in a new year! Where does the time go?

Not too long after the new year, my little girl will be turning FOUR! Insane, huh?

She went to visit Santa today and asked for her one gift. She said she only wanted ONE thing, so that should be fine. Those are her words. I'm assuming she's thinking since its ONE thing, she'll be certain to receive it! :) She wants a pink scooter! "Santa" needs to get in gear and purchase said scooter, but at any rate, everyone knows now and its officially her request.

She wanted one other thing she asked me about. I asked her why she didn't tell Santa about her other request. And she said, "He only makes TOYS, mom!" Her other request: Candy! YES she is my daughter! ;)

Here is her picture!



I was excited that they got the money shot in ONE take! :) She was just so genuinely happy and excited and she was very huggy with him. So the picture was really a natural easy shot.

This is an exciting year because its her FIRST year where she COMPLETELY gets it all. She knows who Santa is and his role in things. She knows when the gifts appear and how. She knows she has to behave herself and she knows that Christmas is really Jesus' birthday.

She saw the Grinch cartoon and asked me, "Mom why are they happy with no Christmas?" And I explained to her that it isn't just about gifts. The real Christmas is about being happy that Jesus was born. She got it quite easily and loved the cartoon.

You get to be happy for the birth of Christ AND HAVE GIFTS!!! YES!!! Does it get any better? :)

I hope you are enjoying the countdown to Christmas! This year there are no holiday cards from my house and very few gifts just because time is running out too fast! I miss all the fuss I usually make over the holidays, but so long as my little girl is okay and I know she'll have a good Christmas, then I'm okay.

This year put a lot of things in perspective for me and continues to. I love to give give give but I scaled back this year because time just escaped me. I have my job, a residence close to home and family, my healthy and intelligent child, my own health and a sweet child growing within my belly...I am not sure it gets much better than that! ;)