It's The Holiday Season

I wish I could say that my lack of blogging as of late was due to all the fun holiday things we've been up to, but really it's just because my mind has been elsewhere. Don't get me wrong, we HAVE been doing a lot of fun things {which I will post about forthwith} but my life has been consumed the past few weeks with a MAJOR issue with our new next door neighbors. I have not been sleeping at night, my kids are not allowed to go outside, and I've been on the phone with detectives. I won't go into detail because it exhausts me to relive everything, but I'll give you three words that sum it up pretty well: Drugs, Prostitution, Beatings.

I have finally come to the realization that I can't let this consume me, or it will ruin my Christmas. I need to focus on the ways that we are being blessed and watched over, and not focus on what could happen.

Enough doom and gloom. We have been having lots of fun despite the drama!

We missed Santa's visit to our community center, but luckily he made another trip up for our Ward Christmas party! Jackson told Santa that he really wants a Polar Express train, which was news to us.....
his previous list is out the window and this is ALL he wants. He's killing me!

 

 

"scratch my previous list, Santa...."

 

We've finally been getting a little snow, but not nearly enough! I'm hoping we'll have a white Christmas this year.