god bless america &&& christmas!

im home . it is home sweet home. leaving china was the hardest thing i have ever done. if i may get a little mushy on you i will say that i grew more than i could have ever imagine and loved more than i thought i was capable. i have been struggling and i think i will for a long time.  i miss my babies. 

that being said, home for the holidays with the worlds greatest family never felt so good!

 Well I am now officially over my jetlag and really dont feel like since i have been home for 2 week it is a viable excuse for my sleeping in and lazying around:(  I milked it for all it was worth.. no worries!! 
I am nothing if not a Christmas enthusiast! I had SO much fun getting ready for the big day and spending time with my fam. all the gifts i had brought from china for them were a hit and i would have to say i am getting really good at gifting. one special thing that my sweet sweet father wanted to do for my mom was a 4-part photo frame which he wanted to fill photos of the 4 kids with a nice message to the lady of the house.  
he gave me the reins. i may or may not have gone a little overboard..
dad said " just a snap shot in front of the house or something"... i only heard the "something" and off i went.

 

 Pretty good...eh? I thought so too!
I mean... we only used 4 but I though it could be like one of those gifts that keep giving and i would share some of the good bad and funny with my blog!

i love my crazy beautiful siblings. i truely feel so blessed to have the family that i do. after 258 photos we got the 4 that my dad requested and had also had a riot in the freezing cold at midnight!!! nothing says i love you like a last minute photo shoot in the cold ... in all seriousness, we do love our mom & she cried when she opened this little surprise so it was all worth it in the end. We tore up Christmas, like always!

Hope Christmas was great for ya'll and the the new year will be bright!