We had a great time visiting in New England for the Thanksgiving holiday. The kids had a fun playing with their cousins and the Cohen family has really grown! Now there are seven grandchildren running around and that makes for lots of fun and chaos. We went to the Boston Children's Museum with six kids between the ages of one and seven. It was a great time and we spent over five hours there I believe. It sits right on the Boston Harbor - on a pier. The day we went was the first snowfall of the year (at least for me). It was beautiful looking out the huge glass windows- watching the snow fall over the water. I love Boston! It will forever remind me of the romantic and adventurous days when Eric and I were first dating. Very "Sleepless in Seattle"....
We were able to see many many wonderful friends and relatives while we were there. It is astounding how fast time flies. Friends who we remember when all of us were single and dating now have two and three kids - several in kindergarten and older!!
It is amazing to have friends so close that when you see each other, though it has been 18 months or so almost since we last spoke, it seems that no time has passed.
We will miss Massachusetts very much and will count the days until we can go back again.
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November was National Adoption Month. Our local newspaper ran a nice story about our family and the link is here:
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We are now in the full swing of the Hanukkah and Christmas holidays. It is Katie's first Christmas home and there is so much for her to see and experience. We plan to decorate the house and tree soon. The Christmas parade is this Saturday. We will head down to the Silver Dollar City Christmas Celebration later in the month and I've reserved a fun "lunch with Santa" for the kids. Christmas is my favorite time of year. It always brings back so many wonderful memories for me and reminds me of all that is good and wondrous in the world. There is so much hope that this time of year brings. I love the focus on giving. Ryan and I have volunteered for an hour to be bell-ringers for the Salvation Army at a local store. That should be interesting.
A great quote I found that I want to remember:
"Tradition and closeness aren't based on what you do … it's based on what you've already done. It's the memories of giggles and knowing glances. It's the feeling of Christmas that only comes when you can sit in quiet reverie at the end of the day, speaking with your family in hushed tones after the kids are finally asleep, a cup of something warm in your hands—the comfort of something inexpressibly warm in your heart. A moment that will sit in your mind among the thousand memories of comfort and quiet joy that mingle together to form family, love and Christmas."
Whitney Scott
Whitney Scott
Carthage, Missouri
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