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Its official. The holidays are over. Spence is back at work and I am back to our routine. Though I don't mind the routine, I am sad for it all to be over.

Madelyn had been asking for and anticipating a "Cindewella pwesent", and when she opened her dress ups with "glass slippas" she was in heaven. It showed by the fact that she wore her sleeping beauty dress for three days in a row. We had lots of tea parties with her new tea set, and one special tea party that Grandma Loveless put on for all the little girl cousins.

Visiting Temple square was an especially fun night for me. I had been looking forward to it all season and we finally made it the Monday after Christmas. It wasn't too crowded or too cold. I just loved being there with my family.

Every year there is an assortment of homemade gifts (my sister-in-law Meghan makes some of the best). Spencer's family draws names and we make a gift for the person we draw. Spence got two pair of mittens, one daddy size and one little baby boy size. (We were very inpressed with our brother-in-law's, beau, ability to knit.) Now he and the boy (who we still don't have a name for) can be matchy matchy. And from my sister-in-law Mandy, I recieved a "quiet book" to help with the kiddos in church. I love the homemade gifts, and next year I would love to do more.

The thing I will miss very most of all is having Daddy home. I loved not having a schedule (most days). I loved being the mom and having Spence by my side being the dad.The best times were in the mornings when Spence would get up with Madelyn before I was awake and I would come down to them playing on the computer together, watching a movie, or Spence making his girls breakfast.

And the below video is my favorite of all the season. We made my mom and dad a little "i love you" video and Madelyn recorded this for them. You should watch it, it is pretty darn cute.