A visit to see Santa and Marissa's special day!

Today we went to go and visit Santa... It was a lot of fun! Colton's face was priceless!  He did not want to sit on Santa's lap and he was very upset when we tried to make him sit there. Marissa was a trooper... she had a death grip on him to keep him sitting on her lap while we took a picture.  And of course Aubrey was a little angel and smiled very cute for the picture.

Marissa has been so excited this year. She has been checking off our calendar every day, so anxious for Christmas to come. She also has been changing the numbers on our advent calendar that countdown to Christmas as well as flipping over pictures that have to do with the story of Jesus's birth.

Marissa had a very special day today! We decided to let her get her ears pierced. She was all smiles! We let her pick out some earrings and she was in heaven!

Colton gave me the scare of my life...

Thursday morning while I was cleaning the bathroom, I all of the sudden heard a cry from Colton. Aubrey started screaming, "Mom, Colton is choking, Colton is choking..." Luckily I was close by and went in the family room where Colton and Aubrey were. Colton had been playing with the blinds and got the cord wrapped around his neck. I ran quickly over to him and luckily was able to get it off real fast.

Colton was okay, but he sure gave me a scare. I was so terrified! I started bawling and Colton and I cuddled for a long time. The rest of the day I had the mental picture of Colton stuck in my mind and that's all I could think about. I probably cried at least 3 or 4 times.

I am so grateful that Aubrey recognized that he needed help and that I was there to get him out of trouble quickly. I can't imagine losing that sweet little guy. He is so precious and we are so very lucky and so very blessed to have him.

I got thinking about how important it is to be there for my kids and family and spend as much time as I can with them. Life is full of unexpected situations that can change your whole world in the blink of an eye. I want to make sure I enjoy every moment I can with those I love. Time is precious and should be cherished.