Christmas is over and now.....

Okay so now that Christmas is over and we're through with the usual Christmas parties, the rushing, the worrying and the dreaded Christmas being "good enough" all over and now I look back just like EVERY other year and think WHY....why do I do that, why don't I just enjoy the season?? It ALWAYS turns out great no matter the dollar amount spent it is the "spirit" that counts. I am very grateful to have a very close family that traditionally EVERY year gathers first at my parents with my sister (her fam) my fam and my parents, the kids see what "Santa" brought them at Grandma and Grandpa's and then we all unwrap the gifts exchanged from each other then off to "Grandma-ma's" house which is my grandmother. Some might see the Christmas tradition as chaos or perhaps insanity but we all willingly gather there together year after year. And to give you more insight as to how packed the house is...lets just say you can't turn around without hitting, elbowing, or smacking someone...obviously all with total and complete love.
I did not realize until I was married that ALL families are not as close as mine, my husband makes comment on how my family "celebrates EVERY birthday and EVERY holiday together" and he seems to think of it as weird...hmmm and I thought we were the "normal" ones hahaha Regardless it is what it is and I LOVE it!

So now with the Christmas holiday over we now have New Years Eve to look forward to and I'm thinking it would be fun to have some sort of party...the way I party lol then we have b-day's to celebrate. 1st on the list is my grandpa's on Jan. 5 some people might think it's weird to celebrate for someone that has passed on but my family thinks it's only right to remember and celebrate the "holiday" then we have Kye's which is on Jan. 7th so far it looks like we as a family will be celebrating grandpa & Kye's birthday on the Friday or Saturday to follow both b-day's which I believe is the 8th and 9th. We will all gather at my grandma's house and have cake, ice cream, and laughter....seems like the best out there doesn't it??? So Kye will be turning six this year..wow seems like yesterday that he was a baby :-( and now he is going to be 6! Then on Jan. 28th Bayti will be turning 8 and with us being LDS she will be getting baptized which she is super excited for. SO we still have many holidays coming up soon and many events to keep us busy.
With Bayti in dance and Kye taking Karate we keep pretty busy these days which I for one am grateful for, before they were in their activities I didn't see many people nor get to visit and any of you that know me know that I HAVE to visit! Well that's a good post for now but I wish you all a GREAT New Year to come with happiness, laughter and MANY blessings!!!