Santa Train

Our second annual "Santa Train" ride is under our belts. Grammy and Papa joined in this year and thankfully the babies were able to go as well. Last year, it was just Mommy and Savannah. We debated over taking the girls because of the germy kid factor and because Adeline was a bit under the weather. Again, the whole "to be or not to be the normal family" was tugging at me while making the decision. Luckily, Adeline seemed quite cheery when she woke up and we decided to bundle and go. I am so glad we did.

It was so wonderful to watch my little Adeline sit all by herself on the train smiling at every passerby. Lila Grace stole the show as she was up and down and walking all over. Savannah, of course, was keeping an eye out for Santa remembering that last year he gave every child on the train a toy.


Santa visited our train car and spent extra time with the babies and graced Savannah with a pair of binoculars. Everyone was happy, somewhat healthy and best of all we looked like your average family enjoying the holidays.



Let us not forget where we were last year at this time. We were PUSHING Adeline as hard as the doctors would allow, in order to help her come down on her settings so that we could bring her home. Lila Grace was hooked up to two monitors and using oxygen in her car seat. Although, I constantly try and leave the NICU behind us, I find it very important to measure where we are now in comparison to a year ago. It slows me down, helps me reflect on the blessings God has provided in my life and makes me undeniably grateful for having experienced these two miraculous girls and their difficult, yet amazing journey over the past year.

A season to celebrate indeed!!!