Ellie, Jonah, Abby and Luke, Micah, and Jacob
This year was a very special Christmas! We got to spend it with both sides of our family and had so much fun. We began our vacation at my parents' for a few days. We spent time making our favorite Christmas cookies, last minute shopping, visiting Santa at the mall, and hanging out with our most loved ones. Micah is at a super fun age where we are getting to teach him all the fun "Christmas traditions" like Santa, elves, and giving presents along with the most important part of it all - the birth of Christ! We wanted to make sure that we did not get totally caught up in the Santa side of Christmas and it become more emphasized than our Lord and Savior. We already see room for improvement next year, but did try to show him how Jesus received three presents from the wise men by giving him three also and explaining to him that Jesus is the ultimate gift to us. We also read him the story of Jesus' birth every night building up to the big day. I had huge intentions to bake a birthday cake for Jesus but got overwhelmed with all of our traveling. However, I want to make sure to do that next year and have a big party for Jesus. So, after we celebrated at my parents', we drove home Christmas eve to make sure to be at home for Santa to come visit and celebrate with just the boys. After Christmas morning with our just the four of us (which we are losers and failed to get any pictures because we filmed it on video), we drove to Morristown to be with Jamie's side of the family for a few days. We had a wonderful time in mass chaos with 7 kids under the age of 6 (and one more on the way)!!!! We spent time playing games, having great adult conversation, and letting the kids play with one another. We feel so blessed and unworthy for all that God has given us! It truly was a wonderful Christmas and hope that your family had a blessed time celebrating the birth of Jesus too!
My hysterical attempt at trying to take a cute picture of Jonah as he kept buring his face in the blanket.
We made Christmas cookies at Jojo's house, and the kids had so much fun. However, we told people to "eat at their own risk" the cookies that Luke and Micah decorated since they licked their fingers and handled the them as they decorated...yum!
Santa Nana handing out all the gifts to her grandkids
Crazy Ellie and Abby
Aunt Joanna and Aunt Sara
My dad...who is slowly turning into a spittin image of his father. Pops always received gifts so well. As my dad opened each gift this year, he would reply with such similar comments as Pops did, making you feel like you bought him the best gift ever...even it was ANOTHER shirt he really didn't need. I love it!
Poor Jacob was sooo sick at Christmas! He stayed at home first but it just killed him to miss out with the family. So he came over feeling terrible....mask and all! But he didn't miss out!
Papa and Gramma with all our their beautiful grandkids. Can you imagine the action in a room with ALL of these kids! It is wild!
All the kids with their GREAT grandmother
This is by far my favorite picture of Christmas...sweet Gramma is committed to teaching all the grandkids as much as she can about Jesus. She has taught them all their own special memory verse, and here she was telling them about Jesus' love for them. But even though this moment was special, I especially LOVE this picture because it makes me laugh hysterically. WHO IS THE UNI-BOMBER IN THE BACKGROUND? No, its fun uncle Chuckie randomly wearing his sunglasses while listening to the Christmas story. Maybe he is just doing a tribute to Michael Jackson???
Aunt Kendra, Papa, Uncle Scottie, and Aunt Jennifer (with baby Dewald in the oven) God has blessed me with two wonderful sisters-in-law whom I love as if they were my very own sisters!
Aunt Cherie just lovin on Jonah
One of the neatest gifts the kids got was two trunks full of dress up clothes to leave at Papa and Gramma's house. They loved it and will get a lot of playin time in with those clothes!
Spider Man (a.k.a Charlie) and Micah really started playing together this visit. I think they will grow up to be big buddies...and trouble makers!
Hope you had a blessed Christmas and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
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