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Saturday, January 3, 2009

Christmas

What a Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The kids all seemed to enjoy the thrill of all the Christmas events. We went to a Candlelight service on Christmas Eve and they got to enjoy the true story of Christmas. It was a beautiful sight to see ALL my children sitting there enjoying the Christmas service together.

We then came home and Nana and Papa brought over dinner. We had a wonderful dinner with my Dad and Nana and Papa and Tiffany and Nathan. Then we retired to the den to open presents.

Everyone was a little slow getting into the moment but it didn't take long for them to figure out the process. I have always wrapped everyone's packages in the same paper. Every child has their own paper. It didn't take Jaryd long to figure that out. Kailyn on the other hand didn't quite understand the process. I am sure next year the race will be on. We had each child put their trash in the trash can as soon as they unwrapped a package. Kailyn became the trash woman. She enjoyed putting the trash away more than unwrapping the packages. Santa came the next morning and that was a real surprise for all. I think next year they will be a little more savy to the whole procedure. They didn't understand all that was going to happen this year.

After Christmas, we went to Kevin's Mom's and then on to Kevin's Dad's. It was fun visiting with all the family. Kevin's brother and family was there and they got to see the kids for the first time. All the family has really rallied behind us and loves the children as though they had been there all their lives. As I stood on the stage last week at church and looked at the children, I realized was a true miracle it was to have them in our lives.

Here are a few more pictures of the mayhem. Thanks for all your prayers and love during this time. We can never tell you how much all of you have meant to us. Those we know and those we only know from the blog. We hope to meet all of you some day.

5 comments:

Kevin and Pam said...

Yep, looks like you guys had some fun! Wasn't it just the best to see the expressions on all their faces. We really enjoyed Christmas also.

Kevin and Pam said...

Yep, looks like you guys had some fun! Wasn't it just the best to see the expressions on all their faces. We really enjoyed Christmas also.

Diana said...

Looks like you all had a great time. I can tell you from experience that the first is a lot of fun, but the do really get into it the second time around. We just celebrated our second Christmas with the boys.

I love the new family picture on your blog, too!

Tami said...

Looks like a great time! :) We had a great first Christmas with Maddie as well. Its so fun to watch as they start to understand the reason we celebrate...and then really get into opening the gifts. What a present in and of itself! :)
Love the new family portrait!

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