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OUR MONTH IN 9 SQUARES – DECEMBER 2017

Dear December 2017,

December is always one of my favorite months. It’s filled with Christmas fun and so many family memories. This month we had a case of the flu, but we pushed through and took it as an excuse to slow down and snuggle… A LOT! Since this was a record breaking, unseasonably warm month for us, we traveled to cooler temps when possible. We celebrated the girls first dance recital and my mama heart just about burst with anxiety & pride! Meanwhile baby bump and I successfully finished our first and last race! Haha, check that off the bucket list! We visited Santa again and thankfully it was another tear-filled visit for Payton… Tears make the best Santa photos! Trav and I were able to sneak off for an unforgettable court-side Suns date night! And of course it was another beautiful celebration of Jesus’ birth and showing the girls the true reason for the season.

We had so many great memories this month, but I am most thankful for not overdoing it. We did and saw amazing things, but I never felt like we squished too much into our month. We did just enough and rested just enough, and I’m grateful for all of it! Sometimes it’s easy to fall victim to the commercialization of the season and feel like you have to do more, buy more, stress more… But this season, I made sure to fill up our time up with what was most important to us, and it was just right.

With a new year knock’n on the door, we’re excited for a new year of adventures and memories and we couldn’t be more excited for what’s to come with 2018! Baby #3 will be joining our family in April and I don’t know what could be better than that – Cheers to a great year ahead!