Keeping it a Secret....

Have you ever tried keeping a secret from children for a good couple of months and yet try to communicate with anybody but them about the secret? It seems without fail little ears are always tuned in. For me I can't seem to keep a secret for the life of me.  It bubbles up inside me and then I feel like a volcano ready to explode wanting to share it.  So anyways a couple months before Christmas my mom, Brent, my brother Garrett, his wife Jessica and their darling 2 boys decided that for Christmas they were going to fly out to the "Burgh" and visit the good o'le Steele fam.  No problem we love to have family and friends visit, but then my mom said lets keep it a secret from the kids...... Needless to say the secret was let out of the bag a few times but as parents it is easy to cover it up. Until Christmas day arrived and Eliza thought that I was absolutely crazy.  Instead of relaxing and enjoying this wonderful day.  I was stressed out about having the house spotless.  Why?  I don't know why... but when guests come to visit, you want it to be perfect, even though it isn't going to stay that way for long.  So Eliza clued in and asked, " is somebody coming to our house or something?" So then the secret was finally revealed to its fullness and Eliza and Lucas were so excited. We had a blast Christmas night picking up family from the Airport and the whole week was never boring.  It seemed we traveled a lot to see Niagra Falls, the Amish Community in Lancaster, Pa, Went and saw downtown Pittsburgh along with enjoying time together and letting the cousins play and build forever memories.  Family is such a blessing.  Thank you Mom(Nana), Brent(Bampa), Garrett, Jessica, Gabriel and James for taking the time to visit. It will never be forgotten! I would have to say the Secret was well worth it!