137/365

Love her, love the hat, love her in the hat...

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A house divided..

(Yes, he did. He cut out a white star and taped it to his sweater.  Cowgirl fans... sheesh...)

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Goodbyes are stinky, but can be made a little less so when your big brother agrees to sit aaaaawwwwllll the way in the back next to you for the ride to the airport.

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No words needed...

132/365

She counted down the days until Christmas.

Over and over.

She sang this song:

"I can't wait 'till Christmas, Christmas, Christmas!
I can't wait 'till Christmas, all day long"

Every single day.

Then one day she asked me, "Mom, do you know why I can't wait until Christmas?"
"Why?" I asked, fully expecting to hear something about treats from St. Nicholas or presents or candy coated gingerbread houses, or something else five-ish.

"I can't wait until Christmas because that's when PJ comes home!!  Aaaand 'cause it's Jesus' birthday!!!  Christmas is gonna be so awesome!"

And it was, and it was still awesome after, because her oldest brother hero was home again.

131/365

Fun fact: Homeschoolers can have different schedules than schooled children.

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Still celebrating all the beauty Christmas has to offer.

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Music on this, Ninth Day of Christmas..

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We were blessed to spend NYE with good food, family and friends and made a lot of fun memories.  It was a great way to end one year and ring in a new one.

 (Our friends daughter. She made it to midnight.... barely.)

Happy New Year 2015 everyone!