Christmas Pictures

So I am very thankful that I have started stressing less about the small things. A few examples - I used 'very' instead of truly in the first sentence of this post because I'm never really sure how to spell truly and don't want to look like an idiot. A new motto - never use big words when little ones will do! Second, I love this picture! We randomly went to the mall to return a pair of shoes (by the way - if you don't bring the box, they won't return the shoes even if you have the invoice). Derek saw Santa and we waited in line for almost an hour. The twins were hyperventilating they were so tired and you can still see traces of Derek's chocolate milk around his mouth. Finally, we were next in line, and, of course, Derek had to go pee-pee. As I'm standing with the twins screaming and Greg is booking it with D to the closest bathroom - Santa's helper came to sing and dance to the boys and they both started laughing! Greg made it back just as I was getting the twins out of their stroller and into Santa's lap. The picture tells it all - but the best part was the advice Santa's elf shared with me - the pictures with the scared, miserable, crying kids are the ones you appreciate most in the end. So -- I'm going to keep this imperfect photo and submit it to any contest I find - this sums up what happens when you stress less, go with the flow a little more - and embrace the moments where if you don't laugh a little, you may just cry!