Things that make me smile...for Christmas

I love to wrap Christmas presents! I truly do. I am THE ONLY one in my family who does, however. I don't know exactly where my love of wrapping came from, but it's kind of a win-win for everyone. I get to help wrap loads of gifts of my family's that they hate to do. We usually end up wrapping together at least once or twice, but this year I've brought presents to my house to wrap too. Niki was kind enough (of course, I didn't have to offer twice) to let me steal her lot of toys for the kids to wrap. I literally have to ration them out though. I get so caught up in wrapping that I lose track of time, especially when Mason is sleeping.
The point of this long, seemingly meaningless story, is that THIS MAKES ME HAPPY!

And then there's the Christmas cards. The one time of the year where I get even more giddy about getting the mail than usual. I am always confident that during the weeks leading up to Christmas, I'll get a few cards from loved ones. This is so exciting to me! It is the sole reason I've sent out Christmas cards of my own each year. I love to get them, so I suppose I'll do the work to send them out too. I would NEVER send out a card without a picture though. The pictures are my favorite part. This year, we didn't have a great family picture of the 3 of us, so I just sent out pictures of Mason. He's quite cute to look at! Thank you to all of you who sent us a Christmas card. It really makes my whole day when I open them.