Christmas Eve

I think this year has been my favorite. She got it. Really got the excitement of Christmas this year. She would check her stocking each morning (and everyone else's!) and get so excited if Santa had delivered something for her (or Ian). She loved watching and rewatching Rudolph, and Frosty, and hearing and reading about all things Christmas. And every morning she and Eric would count down the days until Christmas.

She carefully decided that Santa should have 6 cookies this year, and Rudolph was also to receive an onion. And she wanted to make that neither Eric nor I had a fire in the fireplace when Santa was to arrive. Her last words as she laid her head on her pillow? "I will go right to sleep because it is CHRISTMAS!" Oh for everyday to be Christmas!

And of course Christmas Eve will always be particularly special. The day we brought this little girl home from the hospital. Three years ago today!