My favorite night

As much of a beatdown decorating the house for Christmas is every year, we always seem to have the best time doing it. We cozied up in our PJ's on a chilly Friday night, turned on the fireplace, cooked some steaks, and opened a nice bottle of wine. It was something out of a story book really - Christmas carols were playing in the background, and Peyton was squealing with delight at hanging ornaments on the tree.

There was egg nog and hot chocolate. It was simple and fun and our little family of three felt perfect. And luckily, no one ended up in the emergency room after stretching on shoulders to reach the top of the 12 foot tree. A Christmas miracle indeed.