my favorite gift

Em and Roo came home from school 2 weeks ago toting gifts wrapped in hand painted paper. They were addressed to us and were "top.secret". We put them under the tree and I planned to pack them up and take them for Christmas with the McGrands.

However, the night before we were to leave, Em ran to get her gift and presented it to us. It was to be opened. Right then. So, Roo ran for hers, too.

J and I opened the cards first.

"Merry Christmas"

Then, the paper was carefully untaped and the gifts unrolled.

So extremely precious!

Em and Roo were both incredibly proud of their work and their gifts and as soon as we relinquished them, they ran for the Christmas tree to hang them in places of honor.

I left them there.

Because, they so totally belong in a place of honor.