Before and After

Not to put a damper on Christmas, but OH MY GOSH it is a lot of work. I'm not talking about all the gifts to wrap. Or the Christmas cards to address and mail out. Not the goodies plates, or the gingerbread houses that take 3 days to create. It is all so worth every minute and then some. I would do it again in a heart beat. What I am referring to in this post in Christmas morning. Remember this picture:

Here is what it looked like about an hour after the kids got up and went through all those gifts:

It took me a full 2 hours just to clean up just the wrapping paper, boxes, and bows.

And then another 2 hours just to help the kids find places to put their new treasures. Evan slumbered through the 4 hour clean-up. And my kids were having so much fun with their new things that I didn't want to ask them to help. I almost got a picture of Evan sleeping. But then I have plenty sleeping pictures of him. I wish I was able to snooze like that sometimes. But I can't, I am cursed with the opposite problem. And if I am awake and there is a mess I have to clean it up. I can't let it sit there and wait until I want to clean it up.

I really did enjoy Christmas. Just thought I would share what my living room looked like after.