The Stinson Family

Justin, Heather, Hadley, and Canaan



Saturday, December 22, 2012

And so it begins....

As if December weren't already an insanely busy month, it also marks the beginning of basketball season.  Justin is the head coach of the Lady Scotties basketball team, at Glasgow High School.  The time commitment is huge, but Justin is passionate about coaching.  And for that reason, I am passionate about it, too.  Sometimes I get bewildered looks from people who cannot believe I attend basically every ballgame, with two small children in tow.  Justin's parents come to all the games, though, so I always have help.  I couldn't and wouldn't do it without them.  But it's so important to me that our kids understand what it means to support and stand behind one another in whatever we do.  Yes, it's busy and long, but I wouldn't trade our situation for the world.

After a three day Christmas tournament near Louisville, Justin gave the girls a small break.  So we took full advantage of a few days off to make some Christmas family memories.  Although I had taken the kids to see Santa and Mrs. Claus at my school's annual "Deck the Halls" event, I wanted Justin to get to be with us and we had to see our super-cheesy mall Santa, anyway.  Before we left, Justin and I opened the present Hadley made for us, from daycare.  She was very excited to give it to us. 
She is practicing her "H's" a lot these days, so she decorated her bag with them.  So proud of her!
She also made us an ornament and when her teachers asked her how she wanted to decorate her ornament she said, "A 'G' for Daddy's school....and polka dots"  Royal blue and white are the school colors.  So special!
She also made us a Christmas card with what she wanted for Christmas written on the inside.  An I-Pad?  Seriously?  Justin and I are the two most non-technological people on the planet, so that makes her "wish" even funnier!

Hadley also made a Christmas tree out of her handprints, which I will probably frame and bring out as decoration each and every year.  Love those sweet handprints!
Sweet girl waiting in line to see Santa.  She's practicing what she's going to ask him to bring her.  She pretty much had the I-Pad, bicycle, and kitty cat down pat by this point.
So sad at how dark this is, but I just had to include our first Santa pic with both of our kiddos.

 Hadley with Santa at age 1 & 2.
After our Santa visit, we headed to Chic-fil-A.  Canaan is the.best.baby.in.the.world.  I adore him.  I could eat him up with a spoon, seriously. 
Chic-fil-A is Hadley's favorite restaurant.  She loves to play in the play area, but gets really scared when bigger kids come in.  That's usually our cue to go.  Our mantra during basketball season is definitely quality over quantity when it comes to family time.  But I will gladly take these sweet times whenever I can get them!


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