The other day Buds came home from school with a package wrapped in a red bow and said, “For Mama,” and handed it to me. I pulled off the ribbon and unfolded the package to reveal his beautiful painting, complete with a picture of my little dude in a Santa hat.

“Did you make this for Mama?” I asked, already teary-eyed. “Uh-huh,” he told me, “for Mama.”

My first gift from Buds, and just such an adorable reminder of why I’m so lucky to be home and spending Christmas with my boys.