Return to “Normalcy”

Why is it so hard to return to “normal life” after the holidays??  I wish I knew the answer because this question plagues me year after year after year after year.

Where to store the new toys?  How to deal with the tantrums of getting rid of old toys?  How to deal with thankfulness, in general?

I will be addressing those topics soon, but in the meantime, here are some pictures of our holiday festivities!  Whatever you celebrate, I hope it was a good one!

Ainsley was SO excited for Christmas!

 Picture of the tree before the gifts got ripped open:

We had left Santa homemade Pumpkin Bread, milk, carrots for the reindeer, and a note…. He left us with this:

Christmas Morning!!!

Ethan had the Christmas Morning Sadz…. I don’t want to make fun of him, I really don’t.  He has Autism and holidays, like Christmas, utterly overwhelm him.  He is truly thankful for every gift he receives, but he can’t show it.  He desperately wants to enjoy the day, but he can’t.  It is hard to watch 🙁

Ainsley, on the other hand, will take any gift she can, lol:

I guess we both had the Christmas Sadz…. I hate seeing one of my kids so upset 🙁

Ainsley loved her new dollhouse:

The rest of the day was filled with family visiting and NEW presents!  Joy~!

Thanks to all of our family…. you are truly wonderful.  We can’t thank you enough.