Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night. Hope that this is a wonderful season for you all. My Christmas is usually aimed at trying to stay positive in light of my kids just wanting to open the next present and seeming to not appreciate the one they just opened. Working on that part of my attitude usually gets me through the morning and then around lunchtime things start to pick up as the TV gets turned on and food and drinks start flowing.
This Christmas is a bit strange. The last time we spent Christmas day in Washington was about 12 years ago before we got married. In a strange coincidence it's also the last time they had crazy snow up in Washington. My dad told me last night that year there was 18 inches of snow. It's nice to be with my side of the family but kind of a bummer to not be with Danielle's since that's really what we've done for so many years and all our kids really know.
Our kids are doing great considering they've only been out of the house a couple of times (and then only to the front yard) since Saturday. It's not supposed to snow much anymore so it looks like we'll be able to get out of the house this afternoon or tomorrow for sure to at least drive around and go to a park or something.
On a positive note my sister and her husband John have an amazing home overlooking the Marina in Olympia. The view is incredible and definitely makes me miss the Northwest. There house is also huge so we have our own apartment downstairs which makes it a nice place to take a break.
We're up in Washington until Monday. Hoping to get back into Seattle this weekend to visit with some friends before we head home to Dallas.
