Hall Family Christmas

Last year, on the day we celebrated the Hall family Christmas, we got the news of Uncle Jimmy's sudden death. Since then, we lost Grandma Sarah, and now Aunt Catsy's health has declined to the point where we are often unrecognizable to her. That side of our family has had a very difficult year. Thanksgiving gave us our first holiday without them and we were uncertain how it would go. Two things turned what could have been a devastatingly sad day into a day of joy and healing - Mia and Cara. Having those beautiful babies around brought such joy to everyone that the day became a celebration of the growth of our family. Today those feelings continued and we were able to celebrate the new lives in our family, even while remembering those we have lost. I know it is no coincidence,  God brought us these two happy, bouncy baby girls as a way to get our family through this loss. 

We had a wonderful day, and the girls had a great time getting lots of attention from their extended family. Mia ate lasagna and cantaloupe for the first time. She didn't pull on her ear much but her nose was very runny. I'm wondering if it's not another tooth. We'll see!