Fa la la la la.........la la la la........

Well almost 2 months after my last blog and life has been a blur! So now I get to relive it by this update. 
I am going to borrow my friend Jenny's format since it has been so long:

October
I organized our neighborhood Halloween Social and Hay Ride which was lots of fun but a very different way to spend Halloween. We actually do the social the Saturday before Halloween and they do trick or treating from a trailer. Since he got PLENTY of candy that night, we decided to fore go more trick or treating on actual Halloween night and go to our church festival instead. Luke loved it: they had bouncy houses, tractors and pony's! He didn't miss trick or treating at all! 

November 

We opted not to host Thanksgiving this year due to all of the unfortunate activity this summer so my mother in law graciously volunteered. We headed to Houston the Monday before since Chris had to work in Houston Tuesday. So I took the week off and we spent it a KK's house! Unfortunately, Grandma Trafton had broken her hip just a few days before we arrived so it was a different celebration this year while she recovered. We made it through and had a nice time visiting with family. Luke loves being with his cousins and luckily is a great traveler! We got a huge tree this year and decorated it on Gotcha Day (Nov. 29th) and Mee-Maw's birthday. This is such a special tradition and I can't wait until Luke truly knows what it means and that he shares his special day with his Mee-Maw. The first ornament hung was special one for Mee-Maw. 

December
It started with a bang and I have no idea where the month has gone.  I started most of my shopping early on line so I was almost done with Luke's stuff my mid Dec. Chris got "bit" with the Christmas spirit and decided we should invite our friends and neighbors with their kids over for a little Christmas Cheer. So we had a party Dec. 15th while his brother and his kids were are out house doing an early Christmas. There was a lot of prep work involved, but it was truly such a joy watching all of the kids run around our house and so awesome to see their surprised faces when Santa made a stop at OUR house. Everyone got to sit in his lap and Santa even brought a little gift for every little one there!  

We had Christmas with KK on the 15th and Luke had a ball with his cousins. He also got an awesome battery operated vehicle. 

As always we have been continually blessed throughout the year and all month no only with gifts but most importantly with fellowship with friends and family. As Luke grows up and learns more about what Christmas means, I am finding it more important to ensure that Jesus is the focal point of our celebration. We are implementing new traditions that I hope we can continue every year and that helps us remember the "reason for the season". Finally, as I get ready for a long/fun day tomorrow of baking, laughing and setting out Santa presents, my heart is warmed just knowing that I have this precious little one to spend it with. God gave us the best gift of all on June 10, 2010 and after the presents are ripped open and the cookies are all eaten, Jesus will still be loving and protecting our family and that is the ultimate gift of all!