Holy smokes, how did time get away from me?  I woke up this morning and realized that I HAD to mail our holiday goodies to our far away family….like, yesterday.   After breakfast, with holiday music playing in the background and cinnamon simmering on the stove, we crafted…..

Thumbprint Reindeer

Audrey had hidden away at some point and put on some lipstick

After a fun and busy morning we finally got dressed and  headed to the park to play…..

Audrey's elf tagged along

It was a beautiful day.  The kids and I left the park and walked to the ocean to breathe in the salt air.  We took a few minutes to simply be.  Life is truly beautiful.