Merry Little Christmas

We had a lovely holiday—although it’s been so difficult to get in the Christmas mood this year. 

There are many things that helped us along... Like chocolate as my treat when I finished all of the wrapping early... 

And special rawhide Christmas bones for Super-Sophie...

And Nerf gun wars (an annual Christmas tradition in our house)...

Tangent: I want to take a moment to brag on myself here. I am awesome when it comes to Nerf gun wars. The four of us take it to a whole 'nother level. We lead ambushes and tactical operations and army crawl around the house and send out scouts and provide cover fire and... Okay. Yes, I know. Violence bad. But turning off the TV and playing with your children for several hours is good. Until someone gets shot in the eye. Which I did, last night. 

And look at what the boys made for me (my Christmas present is always supposed to be made and not bought by the children-- that's our rules) without any prompting from an adult...

It was perfect. I hope yours was too!