Christmas Memories at Home

Will and me with our "littles"

Weston and Mommy

James so excited about his present

Connor saying, "No way, no way!!!"

Weston excited about his very own Kindle

Two happy boys

Weston's Nativity

Joseph, Mary, Jesus, and a shepherd with a toothpick staff

James and his stocking

Three brothers

Hannah and her big brothers

James, Weston, Hannah, and Connor

Weston, Connor, and "Sweet-Sweet"

Santa came

 

James on his new bike

Boys checking out the Storm Trooper ("Stormy")

Me and Stormy

James in his clubhouse bed tent

Jolly James

     This Christmas has been our best to date!  Besides starting off Christmas break with a trip to Disneyworld and Will having his Master's degree behind him, it was our first Christmas as a family of six.  Our Jesus Tree lit up the sunroom windows, and we read from a new Advent devotional book.  After the readings each night, we made a candlelight processional to the boys' room, singing a hymn as we went to tuck them in. We discovered the old hymn, To Us a Child of Hope is Born, and it was so beautiful.  Another favorite memory from this Christmas was when Weston made a Nativity scene out of paper scraps.  He worked so diligently, and it was absolutely precious.  He even used a toothpick for the shepherd's staff.  I love that his heart was thinking about the true meaning of Christmas. 

     On Christmas Eve, we made a new homemade sugar cookie recipe, and the boys decorated them for Santa.  We went to the Christmas Eve worship service before going to Mimi and Grandy's for dinner and presents.  Weston and Connor were so excited to open their very own Kindle tablets.  James got an awesome clubhouse tent for his bed.

     On Christmas morning, the kids woke up to find that Santa had come.  Connor, of course, was first to sneak out of his bedroom to see.  He came back and reported to Weston, "You got a Storm Trooper!"  I'm pretty sure Weston told Connor to go look and report back to him.  Connor got the Vtech watch that has a camera and games. James's big gift was a Thomas the Train bike.  For Hannah's first Christmas, Santa brought her a baby doll and a princess castle play set. 
Mimi and Grandy came over for Christmas dinner at our house.  We topped the big day off with a homemade chocolate chip skillet cookie for dessert.