the list continues...

209. a new year

210. a perfect Christmas

211. a happy girl

212. a huge carpool smile

213. a napping 3 year old! woohoo!

214. a forward roll

215. followed by the biggest grin

216. the way she says cornelia

217. and shuggy shug

218. a dinnertime story from a chatty ek

219. her desire to tell me all about her day - she hasnt always done this

220. two blond girls coming for a visit

221. getting to know those blondies!

222. and their parents!

223. his excitement over his new toy

224. watching him obsess over it!

225. his friend who will obsess along side of him

226. precious baby girl hallie lynn green

227. the road to her birth

228. the incredible God-loving woman who is her mom

229. the things i have learned from her along the way

230. the amazing amount of love poured on the green family

231. the awesome power and peace that only our God can bring

232. tissues

233. the feeling of pain that is associated with friends deep pain and sadness - thats kind of weird, but for me it confirms how real friendships can be. and how important.

234. my new hope for hallie bracelet

235. honesty

236. tears

237. text messages

238. energy

239. naps - no matter how few and far between

240. cinnamon rolls

241. the joy of baking with art and my girls

242. getting messy

243. and not caring

244. yeast

245. real maple syrup

246. powdered sugar

247. the first bite

248. the thumbs up

249. sharing

250. candy canes

251. the smell of the Christmas tree

252. homemade ornaments

253. a house filled with nativities

254. remembering the real reason for our joy at Christmas

255. trying to share that joy

256. filling my children with the knowledge of the saving love of Jesus...little by little

257. mornings sleeping in til 7!

258. Christmas break!

259. the Christmas show!

260. her glowing face up on that stage

261. matching Christmas dresses

262. and bows

263. wrapping paper

264. tape that is always hiding

265. a simple Christmas

266. ..........