Undeck the Halls

This evening, we took down our Christmas tree and put all of our decorations away.

It's a little sad closing the book on Claire's first Christmas, but I'm grateful that we were able to make so many wonderful memories:

• Picking out our Christmas trees on the day after Thanksgiving;



• Listening to the Muppets, Alvin & the Chipmunks, and She & Him Christmas albums;



• Going Christmas shopping together while Daddy and Uncle Chad went to the SEC championship game;



• Wearing reindeer pajamas;



• Making tactile Christmas cards and "Bluedolph" at the Center for the Visually Impaired;



• Attending the FOCUS Christmas party;



• Getting her first wheelchair;



• Spending Christmas Eve eve with some dear friends;



• Spending Christmas Eve at Uncle Chad's house



• Smiling at all of the clothes Nana, Aunt Lucy and Aunt Becky brought (I swear, she's going to have a career in fashion!)



• Having her baby dedication on Christmas day;



• Traveling to Canada for the first time;



• Meeting so many nice Canadian friends.

I sure hope all of the happiness and joy we experienced at Christmas is just a taste of things to come in 2012. Here's to hoping 2012 has some good things in store for Miss Claire!