I hope you all had a lovely Christmas. Ours was very lowkey and I couldn’t be happier about it. We enjoyed the beautiful weather that Wyoming blessed us with and spent the day playing with every single toy and gadget the kids got. We always wake up early on Christmas so we can get our coffee and make the kids their hot cocoa. We did that as usual this year, but this year was bittersweet for us.
As I was sitting on the couch, snuggled up with my cozy blanket and my corgi, I couldn’t help but think about how we are nearing the end of our Christmas mornings being like this. Reaghen knows the real truth behind Christmas magic, and I’m sure Barrett isn’t far behind her. Soon, those little people won’t really care to wake up with the sun to see what Santa brought them. They’ll know who put the presents under the tree, and they’ll have all the expectations that come with teenagers. We may have to share them with boyfriends and girlfriends, or the newest movie coming out. That’s a hard pill to swallow.
In that moment, I wondered how many other parents were feeling those things at the same time I was. I hope that you all take time to enjoy these moments, because there is a time limit on them. We will look up one day and we will be the parents of teens and we will be wishing for wrapping paper all over our house, early Christmas morning excitement, and the looks of joy when they open those gifts. Soak it in. Do this everyday. We are so busy shuttling back and forth to school and sports, packing lunches, keeping laundry caught up, that we tend to forget that one day we won’t have that.
As always,
Stay strong mommas.
Xoxo
Becca
Momma Tribe 