All is calm, all is bright- that basically sums up our Christmas! We kept it simple- it was just us at home. The kids had the entire week leading up to this off, we had fun- nothing fancy, but fun! For the first time we were able to attend a Christmas Eve service at our new church. It was strange to not have all the food and noise of NY, but we enjoyed just being together!
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| Kids got to open their Christmas Eve gift when Al got home from work at 3pm! |
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| Alden finally lost his other top tooth- my gift from him! |
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| After church, kids were snuggled in their beds, and the gifts and stockings came out- we were too afraid to do it earlier with our dog... |
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| Christmas Morning! Since we have such an open concept house, sitting on the stairs, they could still see the tree and the lightening is terrible- so this is the pic! Adorable and full of excitement! |
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| Asher loved his gifts! |
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| Adeline and her loot |
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| Already busy building! |
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| Such neat piles- good job, Annalise! |
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| Annalise was so sweet and gave Annalise and myself pedicures! |
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| A yummy meal complete with Christmas Tree napkins! |
We then were treated to an after-dinner show of Let It Go- Olaf gave warm hugs, Alden was stage manager, Annalise was Anna (but declined to be in the show since she wanted to do a puzzle), and Adeline was Elsa.
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| We ended the evening with cookies!! |
We are blessed beyond measure. We have our fair share of difficulties- but God is good and He enables us to learn and keep on. 2016 promises to be a big year!
