Christmas Eve Eve

I am a big supporter of Christmas Eve Eve.

What??!?! You don't officially observe the day before Christmas Eve?

Well, shame on you. It is a day for last minute planning, last minute taste testing of all your baked goods, and trying not to call your family to tell them what you got them.

It is also a day for JOY!

We are Blessed to be here in this particular time together. We are all here right now for a reason, and whether it is clear to us or not, that reason is there. I like to think that on Christmas Eve Eve, we should all take a little time to ponder what that reason is. Maybe you need to be sure and let the people you will see during the next few days how much they matter to you. Maybe you need to take time for a stranger, give them a smile or kind word. Maybe you need to try to offer the world around you an extra measure of forgiveness, they too are just trying to get by.

Or maybe you are supposed to make sure you enjoy your weight in cookies and hot buttered rum. Only you can know once you look in your heart.

I have chosen to take this day to give.

Mostly to you, the fans of Violet, the fans of my antics, the victims of my silliness.

Here is a random selection of silly antics.

So very serious, she is forever thinking. I'm thinking could this outfit be any cuter?

My mom gave it to her and it is ADORABLE!

I was 99% sure I would have a son. When she was born it definitely took a few days for it to sink in. I didn't know what to do with a daughter. I was prepared to have a little lad who would dismantle our house every day. I was prepared for snakes and snails and all that.

Then the pink clothes started to arrive, followed by the purple, the floral and the lacy. I never looked back. I knew exactly what to do with a daughter.......dress her up and take her picture.

Music lessons have begun here at our house. Tim plays an instrument for her every day. She loves the guitar. She also loves the piano, banjo and tambourine. She doesn't really care much about the trumpet yet, except that it is shiny.


It would seem that if you are nosy and whip your head back and forth in the car seat with your hat on, this happens.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE EVE!!!