Merry Christmas! I hope that you were able to spend this most important day with your family and friends, celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus! The real reason we celebrate this time of year! I LOVE Christmas time...truly LOVE Christmas! I love the music, the twinkling lights, the celebrations, the weather (even though we're unseasonably warm!), the food, the parties, the gifts, and helping teach my children about Jesus' birth!
We spent Christmas Eve doing some baking here at home as a family! The morning was a bit chaotic, but it turned out okay. Mom got a case of the grumpies, which eventually made total sense! We baked Red Velvet cupcakes, gingerbread cookies, and sugar cookies. The boys had a blast decorating with frosting and sprinkles! :) They were on sugar highs for the rest of the day! Heehee! We spent the evening at my parents house with an extended family get together. It was great. Peaceful, quiet, and relaxing. The boys got spoiled and it was just great being with our family!
Today started like all other Christmas mornings...the parents waiting for the kids to find the presents under the trees! I put some oatmeal in the crockpot the evening before, popped in some cinnamon rolls and put on a pot of coffee! The boys finally woke up and it was a great mix of controlled chaos! We started by reading the true Christmas story and a Christmas devotion from their devotional book. The boys got right to gift opening! We did a new thing this year where the boys were given 3 gifts, representing the 3 gifts that Baby Jesus got from the 3 kings! While explaining this to the boys, BP was not sure he'd enjoy "frankensins"! This was definitely a great idea, and something we will continue to do! It cuts down on a lot, and it makes things a little more meaningful for the boys! We figure if we start something like this early, then it will just be the "normal" when they get older.
We, of course, packed up our little family and headed to church to celebrate the birth of Jesus in His house! What a wonderful day to show our love and honor to the greatest gift giver, then to worship Him in his home! It was an all age worship, so the boys were super excited to be sitting with us! One of the things that really caught my attention was something Pastor Hooker said during his message. "Santa gives us the gifts we deserve, but Jesus gives us the gifts that we do not deserve." How true! Thank you Jesus for offering me the BEST gift that I am so unworthy of! Your gift of salvation is the most precious gift I have ever been given! The kiddos were all called up to the front to hear a "kid" sized version of the Christmas message and was topped off with yummy cupcakes to take home!
We prepared a big turkey dinner, complete with all the fixins for my whole family. They came over, we did MORE gifts and ate a delicious dinner! Tip: Cook your turkey upside down! SO SO tender and juicy! We spent the rest of the evening playing with the boys toys...my favorite of their toys is a keyboard, mixer, microphone, recording device that I got BP! M's, I'm sure is the basketball hoop he decided to set up downstairs through the winter! So great! BP's favorite was Cars racetrack that he asked for, a soccer/hockey/baseball net for the yard/basement, his motorcycle racer, and his sound bingo! LP's favorite would be his Cranky crane and train set and take apart car that his daddy picked up for him! J hasn't really shown a ton of interest in his gifts yet...I think he was pretty overwhelmed! He did get some great gifts though!
Well, I again hope that your Christmas was filled with love, joy and family!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
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