Let's face it: December is a busy month. From school Christmas concerts to shopping, baking to decorating, it seems like there is something special to do on the calendar every day. With so much bustle and the weight of my own expectations about how the holidays should be, I often forget to stop and appreciate the beauty, meaning, and reason for the season.
Our momstown Calgary Christmas party was on Tuesday of this week, and I had all sorts of visions and plans about how perfect it was going to be. It hit me while the party was happening that a perfect Christmas was not in the decorations, whether the right music was playing, or the particular schedule of events. A perfect Christmas is one filled with the sounds of a little one's squeals of delight:
A perfect Christmas is sharing in the joy of a first Christmas:
A perfect Christmas is one where there is music, and dancing:
A perfect Christmas is one filled with the love of family, and the laughter of friends:
A perfect Christmas is one where there are gifts from the heart:
And so it was that I experienced the perfection of Christmas at our momstown Calgary Christmas party. Thanks to the generosity of Play a Latte, Bliss & Co. Cupcakes and Desserts, and Mr. Rayz Music for Kidz, we had a fantastic location to celebrate in, delicious cupcakes and treats to eat, and joyful music to fill the air. Thanks to our incredible members and friends in the city, there was laughter, fellowship, and love, and we were able to collect a basket overflowing with new, warm mittens and hats for Inn from the Cold and Made By Momma, two local charities that do so much good for children and families in Calgary. And thank you to the kindness of Erin from Sprout Photo, who gave her time and talent to us that night, we have these and many more gorgeous pictures to remember the time with.
Merry Christmas! May you and your family experience this sort of true perfection this year.
p.s. Sprout Photo has a fabulous giveaway happening on their blog right now. If you are local, you could win a Sprout Photo Session Complete with digital files. This prize has a value of $1600, and includes a free fun family session or a sweet newborn session, all the images from your gallery on
a DVD for you to have forever, an image box and a
5×7 print of EACH image in your gallery. Plus, if they reach 300 “likes” on facebook before Christmas, they will give away two of these
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