We're so excited to kick off the year with a recap of our December theme, Over the River and Through the Woods.

Each month, Family Trails will share a theme to guide and inspire your storytelling. We encourage you to answer via Instagram using #FamilyTrailsTales!

Throughout the month we will highlight your submissions on our social media and feature an end-of-month round up right here on FamilyTrails.com. (Some of our favorite posts will also be featured in an upcoming quarterly Family Trails magazine, but more on that coming soon.)

December is a month of hustle and bustle. It's time for recharging, catching up with friends old and new, and most of all, spending quality time with family. We let the magic of the season inspire this month's prompt -- and boy did you guys deliver.

We are constantly inspired by the incredible journeys you take as families. Without further ado, here are the stories you told as you made your way Over the River and Through the Woods: