Merry Christmas (A Little Late)

Here is our very first ever Christmas Card. (Jeremy made the card himself...I think he's quite talented.) We hope everybody's Christmas was as awesome as ours! 

  

{{What better year to start sending Christmas cards than the year we welcomed our first little one into our family? 2010 was a very big year for the Bell’s. There wasn’t any traveling, no big job promotion or anything like that, but we brought a sweet little spirit into this crazy, scary world. Logan Dennis Bell was born on January 20, 2010 at 10:37 am. He was 8 pounds, 12 ounces and 21 inches long. He was born healthy and has stayed that way. It is amazing how babies can go from being able to do absolutely NOTHING to being mobile, problem-solving little creatures. Logan is now a crawling disaster. He crawls everywhere and gets into everything. If he sees it, he wants it. He likes to follow Mom and Dad around and will try to climb up them if he wants to be held. He is constantly smiling and loves attention, especially from his parents and other family, but he doesn’t shy away from strangers either. If you need a smile to brighten your day, just come our way because Logan will give it to you. He can also be very independent and entertain himself for long stretches of time. At 10 months, he has eight teeth. He’s always hated baby food but loves “real” food. He has the most amazing big blue eyes that never seem to blink. Those eyes with that full head of hair, fat cheeks and face-encompassing smile makes him just the cutest thing we’ve ever seen. He is a very happy, easy going, fun little boy and we couldn’t love him any more.

Jeremy is on his last full semester of college. HALLELUJAH!!! After December, he will have only one more class until graduation. It has been a long and expensive road, but there is finally an end in sight! This last semester has kept him away from home until about 8:30 every night, so Cameo and Logan are especially happy to have this semester end. He is still working at My-eBiz doing internet marketing. He loves to golf, play any sport available to him, play video games (sparingly,) and successfully works hard at making Cameo and Logan the happiest people on earth.

After moving out of their condo this summer, Cameo was able to start working part-time at her law firm so she could spend more time with Logan. She loves being home with him more and watching him develop new talents every day. There’s not a whole lot to say about her without mentioning Logan, but she wouldn’t have it any other way. She is glad to finally be able to do things with her mom and sisters that they’ve always done while she was stuck at work. She still loves to read, cook/bake, spend time with her family, and is training for the Wasatch Back Ragnar Relay in June.

We would like to thank Grandma and Grandpa Lombardi for their incredible sacrifice in watching Logan everyday for the first four months and now three days a week. We know it requires a lot and couldn’t be more grateful. We are glad to see that Logan loves you as much as you love him! Ty and Maria also deserve a shout out for giving up a third of their home to make it possible for Cameo to work less and spend more time at home. We appreciate it SO much! Grandma and Grandpa Bell, even though you aren’t close, you show your love to us so much as well and we are so grateful for you.

We have been truly blessed in our lives. We have amazing families, good friends, a beautiful little boy, good jobs, and we couldn’t ask for more. We are so thankful for the Gospel in our lives and know that it is the biggest blessing of all. We love this time of year that reminds us how much we have to be thankful for and everything the Savior has done for us, starting with his humble birth on earth.

We love you all. MERRY CHRISTMAS!}}

As I get older every year, Christmas day is the saddest part for me. Because that means that it is OVER. Christmas is no longer about the presents or Santa for me, but everything else. The good feelings, the music, the lights, the crisp cold air, the look of the snow, the service, the amazing stories, and of course the many reminders and stories of Christ's birth. I just love the month of December, and this year it went by way too fast. But it was still a good one. I am looking forward to next Christmas when Logan will understand it and anticipate it. I will look forward a bit more to that Christmas morning!