Counting Our Blessings

We had a wonderful few days of rest and play together as a family after a hectic holiday season. Ben's favorite parts of Christmas morning were the fresh croissants (so yummy!) and the drum sticks Santa left for Mark. We loved being home for Christmas but our hearts were holding close all of our friends and family across the miles. Here's to a great new year...

Love Bug

Now that Ben is walking, well let's say starting to walk, he has been very cuddly. He is probably wanting the extra security as he ventures out on his own. He is talking all the time and we even understand some of the words he says. At church yesterday one of the older gentlemen at church called him a "little Johnny Carson." I think we have quite an adventure in store.

We hope your Christmas season is merry and bright. Love from Casa Watson.

Christmas at Casa Watson

Last night our little abode was on the Christmas Home Tour for the Newton-Conover Education Foundation. This was our first year of truly decorating our home for the holidays, last year we were still in survival mode with Ben!

In our Christmas decorating we incorporated Scottish elements to pay tribute to the Watson roots and fresh greenery, shells, pine cones, twigs and the like to remind us of California. In the guest suite/Leah's office upstairs, Leah embraced her love of all things French and a French/Canadian man on the tour even asked if she were French!

It was a fun and busy night, about 250 people came throughout the evening. We enjoyed meeting more of our neighbors and sharing in the Christmas spirit. Ben stayed with our friends during the tour and was excited to stay up until 8:30 PM and thankfully came home and slept like a champ all night.

Merry Christmas from our home to yours!