isabelle of the ball: Santa was Here!

It's been a tremendous run-up over the past month until finally this morning the big day had come. No more advery calendars and candles, it's December 25th! Santa paid a visit as we all had a great night's sleep and the four of us could hardly contain ourselves to get downstairs and see what he had in store for us. Isabelle, as always, delivered her usual facial expression of excitement while Oliver was equally pleased to see how Santa seemed to know how much he loved cars and hockey. We had a fantastic morning exploring our stockings, all filled with so many treats and surprises that it was quite overwhelming. It was amazing to see these little ones bouncing around with joy as they made their way through all the tape and tissue. They were so focused on the task at hand that neither one of them even noticed the bounty of gifts sitting under the tree in the corner of the room. They took a nice break for a yummy breakfast and then more unwrapping awaited. It was such a fun day, capped off with constant snowfall the whole day long, making the scene picture perfect for our favourite holiday. Many fabulous gifts from friends and family, and we thank you all for thinking of us and making our day special. We are sad to be apart from you on such a special day to us, but we hope to see many of you over the holidays and especially in the new year. For now, we have so much to be thankful for and so many fun things to keep us occupied until work and school starts next year! We wish everyone a very merry Christmas and we hope you had as much fun as we did! Enjoy and appreciate all the food, friends and family you will experience today and in the coming week, they are all that Christmas is about. Merry Christmas, everyone!

O Christmas Tree!