Happy Holidays!

Rai, an important 'first' is coming soon.
In just 5 days, you will celebrate your first wigilia (the traditional, Polish Christmas Eve celebration) and then, the next day, your first Christmas! Of all the holidays, this one is the one that most strongly brings on thoughts of family, reflection on what has been, and anticipation of what is to come.
So, as we prepare for your first Christmas, we can't stop thinking about what this past year has brought us (you!) and how that has changed our lives so completely, so perfectly. It is now impossible to imagine our lives without you probably because, even at almost eight months of age, you continue to remind us that you're part of our lives two or three times every single night.
Jokes aside, you're the perfect addition to our family. So, to keep things simple, we decided to spend Christmas at the cabin, to get away from the city, the lights, the shopping and to get out to the mountains and snow where there are no distractions, where we can focus on just our family during this, your first Christmas. It will be hard to be away from all your family in Winnipeg, but we wanted this to be your first Christmas experience.

We include our card here as this will be the last story for a week or more as the cabin remains internet-free...