Is It Too Late For Christmas Pictures Yet

I am sending some pictures of the girls that we have taken lately. Most are from the Christmas holiday we had at home. These two little people are surprising, delighting us moment by moment. They are toddling their way deeper into our hearts everyday. Scout had some congestion and coughing this week. Jordan had her first ear ache last week. I had a few of those myself until I was almost 5. I hope she will not. They are both better now. One time Scout tee teed in Rinchen's bed a little bit after napping with her and Rinchen asked her if she had done that. Scout replied to Rinchen, "Our poor Scoutie is sick". Annabel, Rinchen and I spend our days working, eating, playing and sleeping and we do it in quantity and in length in that same order. This is our life and I am one lucky fellow to have it. I never mention in my messages if the girls ever wear me out or not with all the playing, reading, crawling, riding on horsey and talking in little, secret conversations. Those who can remember your children as babies already know that answer. Those without children yet, well it is best you not know the answer until later. I would not want to spoil it for you. When we visited Mom in early January, it was the most wonderful of get togethers. The girls took to Mom almost immediately (who doesn't) and later cried on the way back to the airport calling her name. As for myself, I have to say that leaving Mom this time was about my hardest goodbye with her that I can ever remember. I am not sure why I felt that way but I moped around for half a week. I hold our Mom in such high esteem, all that she has done, all that she is and all that she sacrificed in raising us. There is one special image of her etched into my memory. I saw it while I was running in and out of her home for 18 years ackwardly trying to grow up. That image is of Mom in the kitchen always preparing that next meal for all of us. I did not know what I was seeing at the time, it never registered with me as a kid. But now it strikes me that what I was seeing was her pure love and dedication she had for all of us. I do not know if there is a better way of showing your love for your family but if there is, I would not want to replace what we have with anything else. I think of all the things she did, cooking, cleaning, washing, teaching us manners, giving us instruction on how to be polite and the life lessons we all needed and how I never stopped all those days to say thank you to her when I was younger. I see it clearly what it was now and it gives me comfort and also strength to have been touched by her love. I sometimes think of going back in time to stand by her side and love her and help her when she giving and doing so much for all of us. I come from a strong foundation by way of Mom and Dad. I learned the power of love because she lived it and showed us everyday by example. Of all the blessings I have received from God, I am most thankful that she has always been in my life.

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