Christmas isn't over yet!

That's right- Christmas isn't over yet!  We've continued to receive cards and letters from friends and family.  So fun to read updates and see how everyone is doing.  Leinna also received a box in the mail this week.  She was so stinking excited to see her name on the box.  I saw who it was from and was very touched.  I'll explain in a few minutes.  Inside the box, was a 3-D Doc McStuffins puzzle. Once the puzzle pieces were on the table - Leinna was so excited and then complete focus.  I've never seen her so focused on the task at hand.  Not once did she ask for help or get frustrated. 

Within 10 minutes, she had completed the puzzle!

I was touched by who sent this gift as it was from my long time friend and Leinna's God-Mother, Mikayla.  A couple of years ago, I wrote about prayer requests for a little girl named Lily and her battle with cancer.  I am happy to say that Lily is still cancer free and  her mom is my dear friend Mikayla.  Lily's family now contains two brothers - one of is just a week younger than our own Little Mister and the 2nd whom was born on Dec 12th!  So, to see that this very busy mom took the time to find a special gift for her God-Daughter filled my heart with love. 

So, Christmas isn't over yet, but our vacation is.  We headed back to work on Monday and surprisingly, things went well.  The kids were excited to go back to their "school" (aka: daycare) and it felt good to get back into a routine.  

I love Leinna's drawing - as excited as we all were to get back to school, we were all so tired at the end of each day.  I think we all were in bed and asleep before 9:30pm. 

We hope the new year is starting off well for you all!