All I hoped and dreamed.

The season consisted of everything wonderful.

Lots and lots of time with family.

A trip to Temple Square.

And a fabulous and relaxing Christmas day.

Thoughts on the holiday:

• My whole family was in town. It was pure bliss.
• Treavor's parents did the 12 days of Christmas for all of their children (a lot of work!). It was so fun to open a gift each day with a reminder of the meaning of Christmas.
• I consumed more food than I really knew was possible.
• It so sweet to watch Owen learn about the birth of Christ. Driving in the car one day after a little bit of silence he said "Christmas time, Jesus born".
• After playing with a nativity set and lining up the shepherds, he likes to line things up (cheerios, little dinosaurs...) and say "looking for baby Jesus".
• Christmas eve was a blast with the Peters family (can you believe not a single picture?! too busy having fun i guess). But Clay Telisa and cute, cute boys were missed like crazy.
• Watching the Polar Express book bring as much magic into Owens nights by the lit tree as it did to my childhood. Priceless.
• Owen got a wooden marble track just like my Grandma and Grandpa Bell used to have. I like it more than he does.
• He also got some bubble bath that provides over an hour of entertainment everyday. Its perfect for a low-energy mama, high-energy toddler and the winter time.
• Singing Christmas carols with Grandma at the Piano and Grandpa on the trombone...always a highlight.
• A week with no work for Treavor. Heaven.
• Late night chats with my siblings by the fire. Not much I love more.

What more could a girl ask for?

Now for goal setting, cleaning out and getting back to real life.

Here's to 2011!!