Christmas ABC's

A is for Artificial

the state of our Christmas tree

 

B is for Bright

like the lights at Temple Square

 

C is for Cards

Zoe made a personalized one for each

child in her kindergarten class

D is for Dance

All three girls did an in-studio dance performance

for their parents

E is for the Elf Hat

that Zoe bought from Target and wore to school

nearly every day in December

F is for the Festivals

that kept us busy

 

G is for Gingerbread

houses to create and destroy

 

H is for the Hill

where we sledded until two kids collided 

 

I is for Injury

and our 7th visit to the ER

 

J is for Jesus

and the bag full of swaddled babies I had in 

my trunk all month
(they were for singing time in primary)

 

K is for Kids

the ones who make Christmas fun

L is for the LOL Dolls
that are taking over my life

 

M is for Mary Poppins Returns
which we saw on Christmas Day
(and the theater was INSANE)

N is for Nativity
puppet shows galore

 

O is for Oven
"Sayonara" to this old thing!
We finally have a replacement!
(but thank you, dear oven, for your many
years of service)

 

P is for the Photo Booth
at our extended family Christmas party

 

Q is for Quiet
a rare state of our children's existence,
but it happened this one time at Grandma's house

 

R is for the Romaine Recall
during which I truly suffered!
(I didn't know Romaine was such a big
part of my life!)

S is for Snow
which accumulated on my lawn but not my neighbors'
because we live in the Twilight Zone

T is for Treats
left for Santa on Christmas Eve

 

U is for Under the Weather
Scotty and I spent Christmas Eve shampooing
puke out of the living room rug

V is for Vacation
the Christmas gift we've been keeping secret
for several months!

W is for Work
Because we didn't want our kids to have it too
easy on Christmas morning

 

X is for X-cessive
amounts of disruptions while trying to write
this post.

Y is for the New Year
for which I'm making ZERO resolutions!

Z is for Zzzs

Because now we all need to settle in for a long winter's nap